The Coffin hits CANNES - HorrorMovies.ca

A new horror film inspired by a true Thai ritual of lying in coffins to get rid of bad luck and prolong life will debut next week at Cannes' Marché du Film, the world's largest film market.

Entitled The Coffin, the English-language film tells a spine-chilling story about a man and a woman who are confronted by a series of paranormal and terrifying incidents after going through the bizarre death-before-dying ritual. Thrilling, mysterious and ultimately moving, it's also a tale about the beauty of life and death, living and dying.

Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Ekachai Uekrongtham (Beautiful Boxer, Pleasure Factory), The Coffin stars Hong Kong actress Karen Mok (So Close, Shaolin Soccer) and Thailand's heartthrob Ananda Everingham who was the lead in the original Thai horror hit Shutter. Other cast members include Napakpapha Nakprasitte (Art of Devil 2 & 3), Andrew Lin (The Heavenly Kings) and newcomer Japanese actress Aki Shibuya.

A co-production between Thailand's Live Inc. and NGR, Hong Kong's Global Entertainment Group and Singapore's Scorpio East Pictures, The Coffin also received financial assistance from the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival of Rotterdam. The film was shot over two months in Bangkok and five other provinces across Thailand. Filming locations include a 100-year-old Thai temple, an ancient meditation cave, actual cemeteries and inside active crematorium chambers.

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