Summaries

Following the Thai custom to cheat death and rid oneself of bad luck, a man who lays in a coffin for an evening subsequently experiences a series of terrifying incidents.

In Thailand, there are people that believe that if they lay down in a coffin they will cheat death and bring good luck. The bride Sue Wong leaves her fiancé Jack in Hong Kong expecting to heal her lung cancer and she is successful; however Jack dies. The skeptic Chris also participates in the ceremony to help his beloved Mariko. However he panics in the claustrophobic situation and dies for 6 minutes and 42 seconds. They have weird visions of ghosts and strange things happen with them. Sue and Chris visit Professor Thanachai that advised them that they should repeat the burial to resolve their issues and stop the curse.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • man
  • death
  • giallo
  • thai giallo
  • singaporean giallo
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Horror
Release date Oct 29, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin South Korea Thailand Singapore
Language English Thai
Filming locations Singapore
Production companies Triumphant Pictures Cineclick Asia TIFA

Box office

Gross worldwide $5044344

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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. [D-Man2010]

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