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Nak (2008)

Nak poster
Original title
นาค
Directed by
Natthaphong Ratanachoksirikul
Genre
animated feature film
Country
Thailand
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This animated film reimagines classic Thai ghosts as heroes. The ghost Mae Nak and her spirit friends battle a powerful evil demon that threatens humanity.

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What happens

Nak (Thai: นาค) is a Thai animated dark fantasy supernatural action comedy horror film that was released on April 3, 2008 and later aired on television in Thai PBS Kids. Directed by Natthaphong Ratanachoksirikul and produced by Prachya Pinkaew and Boyd Kosiyabong, it stars Sasikan Apichataworasin, Chukiet Auimsuk, Supab Chaiwisuthikun, Anyarit Pitakkul, Nawarat Techarathanaprasert and Petchtai Wongkamlao. The films follows the titular ghost Mae Nak (Apichataworasin) and her friends fight against a powerful evil spirit that threatens mankind. Nak is based on ghosts of the Thai folklore, who in this film shed their sinister reputation and are the heroes. Other spirits familiar to Thai people that appear in this film are Phi Hua Kat, Krahang, Krasue, Phi Am, Nang Tani, Nang Takian and Phi Phong. Ghosts from other backgrounds such as Phi Yipun, a well-known vengeful ghost (onryō) from Japanese horror films based on the Yotsuya Kaidan story, also have a role in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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