''Pisaj'' or ''Evil'' ( th, คน ผี ปีศาจ, italic=yes; ; literally ''Human, Ghost, Demon'') is a
2004
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Thai
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* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
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horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
written and directed by
Chookiat Sakveerakul.
Plot
After her parents are killed in a
drive-by shooting
A drive-by shooting is a type of assault that usually involves the perpetrator(s) firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle and then fleeing. Drive-by shootings allow the perpetrator(s) to quickly strike their target and flee the scene before ...
, a young woman named Oui has no place else to go. She shows up at a printing house run by her Aunt Bua and is given the task of caring for her aunt's grandson, a young boy named Arm, a kid who sees
ghost
A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...
s.
Oui suffers from hallucinations, brought on by the trauma of seeing her parents killed, and is taking medications. And Aunt Bua is involved in some sort of
mysticism
Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute, but may refer to any kind of ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or spiritual meaning. It may also refer to the attainment of insight in u ...
, and keeps a strange shrine in the house.
With the
drug war by prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as a subtext, many threads in this strange ghost story are somehow tied together.
Cast
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Pumwaree Yodkamol
Pumwaree Yodkamol ( th, ภุมวารี ยอดกมล; ; born February 9, 1982 in Bangkok) is a Thai film and television actress. She co-starred in '' Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior'', portraying Muay Lek alongside Tony Jaa. Other roles i ...
as Oui
*
Alexander Rendell
Alexander Simon "Alex" Rendell ( th, อเล็กซานเดอร์ ไซม่อน เรนเดลล์; born January 9, 1990) or Nirawit Rendell ( th, นิรวิทย์ เรนเดลล์), is a Thai actor and sing ...
as Arm
*
Amora Purananda as Aunt Bua
*Dreranai Suwanhom as Mai
*Jarunee Boonsake as Noi
*Wassana Onmak as Sudjai
*Prinn Vadhanavira as Mystery Man
See also
*
List of ghost films
Ghost movies and shows can fall into a wide range of genres, including romance, comedy, horror, juvenile interest, and drama. Depictions of ghosts are as diverse as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Beetlejuice, Hamlet's father, Jacob Marley, Freddy Kru ...
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Pishacha
Pishachas ( sa, पिशाच, ') are flesh-eating demons in Dharmic religions, appearing in Buddhist and Hindu mythologies. A pishacha is a malevolent being that has often be referred to as the very manifestation of evil.
Mythology
The Mah ...
References
External links
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2004 films
Thai ghost films
Sahamongkol Film International films
Thai horror films
Films directed by Chookiat Sakveerakul
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