IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
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<strong>IFFI</strong>-<strong>2008</strong><br />
COMPETITION<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, 35mm, Colour, Thai<br />
Thailand-Hong Kong-Singapore<br />
The C<strong>of</strong>fin / Lhong Tor Tai<br />
Inspired by a true Thai ritual <strong>of</strong> lying in c<strong>of</strong>fins to get rid <strong>of</strong> bad luck and prolong life, it is<br />
a supernatural thriller about a young man and a young woman who decide to go through<br />
the ritual in Thailand. Chris, a claustrophobic Thai architect does it in the hope <strong>of</strong> saving<br />
his fiancée who's dying <strong>of</strong> terminal cancer. Sue, a nutritionist visiting Thailand from<br />
Hong Kong, does it to save her own life after being diagnosed with a lethal brain tumour -<br />
one week before her wedding. After the ritual, Chris and Sue experience what appear to<br />
be miracles in their respective lives. But soon, they find themselves confronted by a<br />
series <strong>of</strong> bizarre and terrifying incidents. With the help <strong>of</strong> a pr<strong>of</strong>essor specialising in<br />
paranormal cases associated with the ritual, they set out to exorcise the ghosts that haunt<br />
them, and attempt to reverse the wheel <strong>of</strong> karma. Thrilling, mysterious and ultimately<br />
moving, it is a spine-chilling horror movie about the beauty <strong>of</strong> life and death, and coming<br />
to face to face with living and dying. The film was shot in six provinces across Thailand<br />
on actual locations including a 100-year-old temple, real cemeteries, inside active<br />
crematorium chambers and an ancient meditation cave.<br />
Director<br />
Ekachai Uekrongtham<br />
Screenplay<br />
Ekachai Uekrongtham<br />
Cinematography<br />
Choochat Nantituntayada<br />
Music<br />
Bruno Brugnano<br />
Cast<br />
Karen Mok, Ananda Everingham, Andrew Lin, Napakpapha<br />
Nakpasitte,Suchao Pongwilai, Tassawan Seneewongse, Aki<br />
Shibuya<br />
Production Design<br />
Ratchata Panpayak<br />
Sound<br />
Nakorn Kositpaisal<br />
Production<br />
Tifa Co Ltd<br />
99 Soi Phahonyothin, 33 Phahonyothin Road, Chatujak,<br />
Bangkok, Thailand<br />
Postal Code: 10900<br />
T: +66-1-838-4539<br />
F: +66-2-665-8147<br />
Email: pimolthip@gmmgrammy.com<br />
www.thec<strong>of</strong>fin-movie.com; www.lhongtortai.com<br />
<strong>Festival</strong>s & Awards<br />
Rotterndam (Hubert Bals Fund Award)<br />
An award-winning film and theatre director, Thai-born Ekachai Uekrongtham is also<br />
the founding artistic director <strong>of</strong> ACTION Theatre, one <strong>of</strong> Singapore's premier<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional theatre companies, and recipient <strong>of</strong> the Excellence for Singapore Award.<br />
His first feature film, Beautiful Boxer, based on the true story <strong>of</strong> Thailand's famed<br />
transgendered kickboxer, has garnered 15 international awards to date. Ekachai was<br />
named Asia's Most Promising Director at the 2004 <strong>IFFI</strong> and Outstanding Emerging<br />
Talent at Outfest 2004 in Los Angeles. His second feature, Pleasure Factory, was the first<br />
film to be shot entirely in Singapore's red-light district, and was selected for the 2007<br />
Cannes <strong>International</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> in the Un Certain Regard section. The film received<br />
wide critical acclaim in Europe and was invited to major film festivals in Korea,<br />
Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Italy. TIME Magazine has named him one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
film directors who has given Singapore its "cinematic cool". This is Ekachai's third<br />
feature film.<br />
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