World Cinema
A Useful Ghost / Pee Chai Dai Ka
Director's bio
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is a Thai filmmaker. His short Lullaby (2019) won awards at Busan. A Useful Ghost (2025) is his debut feature, premiering at Cannes Critics’ Week.
Synopsis
March, heir to an industrialist family, loses his fiancée Nat after a miscarriage. Her spirit returns inside a vacuum cleaner, rekindling their bond. The absurd supernatural tale becomes a metaphor for Thailand’s haunted national memory and grief.
Details of Cast
Davika Hoorne, Wisarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon
Details of Crew
Cinematography: Nontawat Numbenchapol; Editing: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Producer Details
The PR Factory
Writer Details
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, Geoffroy Grison
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