IMPEDIUS

Halloween is coming up and all sorts of horror movies are showing up in the cinemas. When it comes to asian horror movies, The Coffin will be the first pick to watch. Already the number one horror movie in Thailand this year, the movie features Ananda Everingham(best known for his lead role in the horror cult classic Shutter) and famous Hong Kong actress Karen Mok(So Close, God Of Cookery). Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham(Beautiful Boxer), The Coffin is based on an actual Thai ritual of lying in coffins to get rid of bad luck and prolong life. I didn’t even know there was such a ritual. Sounds unique enough to me to get you horror fans to catch this box office hit in the cinemas. - impedius

release date: October 30th, 2008

director: Ekachai Uekrongtham

starring: Ananda Everingham, Andrew Lin, Karen Mok

studio: Arclight Films

genre: Thriller, Horror

official site: http://www.thecoffin-movie.com/en/

rating: U

runtime: 1 Hour 40 Minutes

Inspired by a real life custom from Thailand, where people would sleep in a coffin for a specific number of days hoping it would ward away evil and bad luck. A young man and woman decide to perform the ritual. After that, positive things begin to happen but later terror sets in. With the help of a professor specialising in paranormal cases, they set out to exorcise the ghosts that haunt them, attempting to reverse the wheel of karma.

official trailer