''The Promise'', known in Thai as ''Puen.. Tee Raluek'' ( th, เพื่อน.. ที่ระลึก, ), is a 2017 Thai

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

directed by Sophon Sakdaphisit and produced by

GDH 559 GDH 559 Co., Ltd. ( th, บริษัท จีดีเอช ห้าห้าเก้า จำกัด), usually known as GDH, is a film studio subsidiary to the Thai entertainment conglomerate GMM Grammy. It was founded on 5 January 20 ...

/ Jor Kwang Films. It stars

Namthip Jongrachatawiboon Namthip Jongrachatawiboon ( th, น้ำทิพย์ จงรัชตวิบูลย์; ; born 23 November 1982), or nickname Bee ( th, บี), is a Thai film and television actress, singer and model from Exact. Namthip started her ...

and Apichaya Thongkam, and was shot in Bangkok's famously unfinished

Sathorn Unique Tower Sathorn Unique Tower is an unfinished skyscraper in the Thai capital city Bangkok. Planned as a high-rise condominium complex, construction of the building was halted during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, when it was already about 80 percent com ...

. The film's plot revolves around two teenage friends, Ib and Boum, who decide to commit suicide together at the building as their families face financial ruin during the

1997 Asian financial crisis The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East Asia and Southeast Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion. However, the recovery in 1998–1 ...

. However, Boum becomes scared and reneges on the promise. Twenty years later, when she re-visits the building with her daughter, Bell, the result of Boum's past actions returns to haunt them. ''The Promise'' earned a moderate 33.7 million baht (US$1 million) at the Thai box office, and was the fourth-grossing local film of 2017. The film received mixed reviews; it has been described as formulaic-yet-effective, and criticized for not realizing the potential of the financial-crisis background. The film won the 27th Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Visual Effects.

Cast

as Boum * Apichaya Thongkham as Bell * Thunyaphat Pattarateerachaicharoen as Young Boum * Panisara Rikulsurakan as Ib * Deuntem Salitul as Ib's mother * Benjamin Joseph Varney as Aof * Suchada Poonpattanasuk as Boum's mother * Surachai Ningsanond as Boum's father * Teerapop Songwaja as Mon * Duangjai Hiransri as Mon's mother * Sawanee Utoomma as Auntie Chu * Chaleeda Gilbert as Taew * Boonchai Jailim as the Neurologist * Sivapee Mapaisalkij as the Surgeon * Krieng Wongnongtaey as the Credit officer

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Promise, The (2017 Film) GDH 559 films 2017 films Thai-language films 2017 horror films Thai horror films Thai supernatural horror films