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PisaJ

Matthew CHUKIATE

Thailand2004 95min 35mm Color

Synopsis

Have you ever imagined being locked up in a strange building? is a movie made by Chukiaht that searches for an answer to this question. In extreme terror, we confuse illusion for reality and this is the start of real terror. Ui is a normal girl who is very shy. However, she has a painful memory. Her parents were murdered by killers who shot them recklessly in their car. She starts her new life with her aunt, Buah, in an old printing shop. Her job is to baby-sit her aunt's grandson. Am, who is stubborn and shy. However, due to her unforgettable past, she believes that there is something supernatural in the shop. What happen to Am's previous baby sitter, why is Am suffering so much, and what is Aunt Buah hiding from her? Can Ui escape from this shop? The truth is revealed in one night. is a horror story that stimulates claustrophobia, and the viewer's tension is heightened throughout the movie. In a movie about a dreadful supernatural phenomenon, nothing seems normal. The debut movie of Chukiaht, views the world through the eyes of those who have lost the boundary between reality and illusion. The movie was made by a 23-year-old director with a low budget of 5million bath, which shows the power of Thai movies.

Diretor

Matthew CHUKIATE

Bachelor of Communication in Film Studies and Photography, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. For many years Chukiate produced a series of short films and documentaries, before he had his hands in a blockbuster film project. < Baankao2000 > (Home Town), < Dong Rot Fa2001 > (The Train Station), < Wi Marn Nee Si Chompoo > (The Pink Manchant), 2002 Motersai Hang (Motorcycle), Lom Yaowarad (Chinatown Wind), 2003 Lee (1st Runner Up for The Best Documentary of 2003, Short Films Association of Thailand), Screened at Sun Dance Film Festival 2004.