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Nang Nak (1999)
Director: Nonzee Nimibutr
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A perennial Thai ghost story (filmed something like 30 times before) gets definitive treatment in this relatively big budget effort from the talented Nonzee Nimibutr. After Mak has reluctantly left his pregnant bride Nak to fight, he returns bearing the scars of battle. She greets him with all her heart, and they have a beautiful baby now, yet their old friends avoid the household. Nak died in childbirth, they tell him. The dialogue is rudimentary, but Nonzee goes to such pains to establish his characters and their love, the horror when it comes is as moving as it is grisly (and believe me, it's grisly!).Author: TCh
Cast & crew
Director: Nonzee Nimibutr
Producer: Nonzee Nimibutr
Cast: Indhira Jaroenpura, Winai Kraibutr, Pramote Suksatid, Pachariya Nakbunchai, Bunsong Yuyangyuen, Pracha Tawornfia full cast
Duration: 100 mins
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