'Death Race' Outpaced in Thailand By Domestic Cinema
Supernatural horror The Coffin by Thai helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham nails top spot at Thailand's box office last weekend - outpacing Jason Statham's Death Race which opened across the country on the same day. The theme song from The Coffin soundtrack is also storming the local charts. Inspired by a controversial but true Thai ritual of lying in coffins to get rid of bad luck and prolong life, The Coffin tells a thrilling, mysterious and moving story of a Thai architect and a Hong Kong dietician who decide to go through the ritual to cheat death only to be faced with a series of strange and terrifying incidents afterwards. Shot in Thailand on actual locations including a 100-year-old temple, real cemeteries, inside active crematorium chambers and an ancient meditation cave, this Thai-HK-Singapore co-production stars Karen Mok (Shaolin Soccer), Ananda Everingham (Shutter), Andrew Lin (Infernal Affairs II), Napakpapha Nakpasitte (Art of the Devil 2 and 3), Suchao Pongwilai (Ong Bak), and Tassawan Seneewongse (The Unseeable). And just as a special little treat for you kiddies, we have stills from the pic below. Man, I can?t wait for this to hit America!
Check out more about this flick at the Coffin's homepage...
