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Banjong Pisanthanakun is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter who co-directed and co-wrote Shutter, Alone and Pee Mak. He also made horror films such as The Medium and The ABCs of Death.
Banjong Pisanthanakun is a Thai writer and director of horror films, such as Shutter, Alone and The Medium. See his biography, awards, credits, upcoming projects and contact info on IMDb.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- September 11, 1979
- Banjong Pisanthanakun
Film director Banjong “Tong” Pisanthanakun sits down with Time Out and reveals how he hopes he’s reinvented Thai scary films and how it was like working with his idol
- ‘The Medium’ Plot Summary
- Is It Really The Spirit of The Goddess Possessing Mink?
- ‘The Medium’ Ending Explained: Does Mink Survive The Ritualistic Cleansing?
The film begins with a text claiming that in 2018 a documentary team went all across Thailand studying the lives of shamans, i.e., people who supposedly act as mediums between the real world and that of the spirits. After many such interviews, they decided to focus on the life of Nim, a woman living in north-eastern Thailand who is also the shaman,...
When the documentary crew asks Mink about her beliefs, she claims she does not believe in Shamanism, but Nim finds a totem hidden in her wardrobe that is locally used to ward off spirits. As days go by, Mink’s condition deteriorates steeply as she becomes a heavy drinker and her physical ailments grow more intense. Lisa, her best friend, tells the ...
As the grand ceremony begins with Santi and a big group of his student-helpers performing chants and rituals, Mink has been locked inside her room in her house, the door sealed with sacred spells. The shaman instead uses Noi as a medium as all evil spirits from Mink would be called onto the mother’s body and then warded off by the shaman. However, ...
Sep 11, 2024 · Directed by the then-upcoming filmmakers Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, Shutter has since become a staple of horror. In 2024, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the film returns to...
Director Banjong Pisanthanakun with actress Sawanee Utoomma, who plays Nim in The Medium. PHOTO: Golden Villge. The bloodcurdling movie shows a documentary film crew following Nim, a shaman based...
Dec 19, 2023 · B anjong Pisanthanakun, the acclaimed 44-year-old Thai filmmaker, turns Southeast Asian nightmares into worldwide movie masterpieces. He has a deep understanding of the allure of horror tales in the region, explaining that these beliefs are ingrained in us.
