ร่างทรง (THE MEDIUM)
Recommended. The opening presents a village similar to the one in recent Polish thriller "Holiday". The difference is the Polish one was set in Indonesia, this horror is set in Thailand and purports to be an ethnographic documentary. Unusually long for a horror - two hours, even more unusually long for the documentary genre it mimicks. Ominous signs starting early on and evenly spread throughout the first hour are typical for western horrors. Yet the mix of cultures: urban and country ones and religions: shamanistic and Christian is typical for a reportage. It maintains tension as you sympathise with the young girl experiencing weird pains and other bodily symptoms which lead to her problems at work. The second hour is pure horror. Amazingly acted by ญดา นริลญา กุลมงคลเพชร (Narilya Gulmongkolpech) as (Mink). So chilling I certainly don't want to see it again. Frightening as hell for the whole hour.
Reviewed from the distributor's screener. Cinematic reception might differ.
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