Nang Nak – Return from the Dead (1999)

Nang Nak – Return from the Dead: Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr. With Inthira Charoenpura, Winai Kraibutr, Manit Meekaewjaroen, Pramote Suksatit. Mak goes home from war and lives together with his wife and baby happily until a friend decides to reveal a secret.

“This movie becomes landmark of the birth of Thailand as baby boomer in Cinema Industry. Yes, itu0026#39;s so Asian. It has a national and cultural identity. You can feel the atmosphere of Thaiu0026#39;s village and its society. You can taste the mystical east here. But the dominant nuance in this movie is Theravadic Buddhism. It becomes an important keyword from this movie, and it becomes the problem solver for the conflict.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNang Nak tells us about a folk legend in Thailand around 19th century. It is a beautiful horror story about a man named Mak, whom his wife (Nak) is dead with her baby when she gives birth. Mak donu0026#39;t know about it, because he was in war when his wife dead. When Mak return to his home, he is life happily with his wife and their baby. Thingsu0026#39; getting worse when Maku0026#39;s friend tells him that Mak is currently living with ghost. Mak discuss this issue with Nak, and Nak is adding that is so sad because people around her tell bad rumors about her. She says people accuse her doing affair with another guy when Mak is serving at war. After that, Maku0026#39;s friend is suddenly dead.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou can guess what happened next, itu0026#39;s not so complicated nor so unusual, but how Nonzee Nimibutr use the plot is so interesting. We are made keep guessing and never know what actually happened till the mid of the movie. And next are quite horrifying scenes, and ended with so emotional ending. Although the visual effects are not so special, the setting, costumes, and make up are quite good. It has a quite good moral value about mortality and impermanence. This movie is not only a high quality horror. Itu0026#39;s a drama of Dharma.”