Pee Mak
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| Directed by | Banjong Pisanthanakun |
| Produced by |
Jira Maligool Chenchonnee Suntonsaratoon Suwimon Techasupinun Pran Thadaweerawutar Vanrudee Pongsitthisak |
| Written by | Nontra Khumvong Banjong Pisanthanakun Chantavit Dhanasevi |
| Starring |
Mario Maurer Davika Hoorne Pongsathorn Jongwilas Nattapong Chartpong Auttarut Kongrasri Kantapat Permpoonpatcharasook |
| Music by | Chatchai Pongpraphaphan Hualampong Riddim |
| Cinematography | Narupon Sohkkanapituk |
| Edited by | Tummarut Sumetsuppasok |
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GMM Tai Hub
Jorkwang film |
| Distributed by |
GMM Tai Hub (Thailand) Intersolusindo Film (Indonesia) Golden Screen (Malaysia) Golden Village (Singapore) Panasia (Hongkong) Star Cinema (Philippines) |
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Running time
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115 minutes |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Budget | $1.8 million |
| Box office | $28 million |
Pee Mak (Thai: พี่มาก..พระโขนง; rtgs: Phi Mak Phra Khanong) is a 2013 Thai comedy horror film directed by Banjong Pisanthanaku. The story is an adaptation of the Mae Nak Phra Khanong legend of Thai folklore. It was released on March 28, 2013. The film stars Mario Maurer as Mak and Davika Hoorne as Nak, together with GTH's iconic gang of four: Pongsathorn Jongwilas, Nattapong Chartpong, Auttarut Kongrasri and Kantapat Permpoonpatcharasook.|
The story is set in mid-19th century Siam, during the era of King Mongkut and at the height of the Rattanakosin Dynasty, when Siam was plagued with wars with its neighboring kingdoms. Mak (Mario Maurer) was drafted to serve in a war, forcing him to leave behind his pregnant wife Nak (Davika Hoorne) at the town of Phra Khanong, not far from Central Bangkok. He was wounded during a battle and sent to a medical camp, where he met fellow soldiers Ter, Puak, Shin and Aey, who later became his best friends after he had saved them from certain death. Meanwhile, in Phra Khanong, Nak struggled alone painfully to give birth to the baby; she calls out for help, but she is too weak to be heard. Shortly after, rumors started circulating the village that Nak had died in labor and was now a ghost of a very powerful form haunting the house. The villagers in the neighborhood then heard her singing lullabies to her baby, terrifying them and forcing them to cower in fear. When Mak and his friends arrive back in Phra Khanong in the evening, they find the town completely silent. The five soon arrive at Mak and Nak's house during the night, and Mak introduces Nak to them. As it is now too dark to continue traveling, Mak's friends decide to stay. The following day, the men visit the village market but are shunned by the fearful community. A drunk villager attempts to shout out a warning to Mak but is forced down and hushed by her son. Mak's four friends then discuss what they had heard, but dismiss the rumors as ridiculous. Shin, however, while he was sent to fetch Mak, saw that the house was a dilapidated wreck that hadn't been maintained for months, that the baby cot that Mak and Nak's son, Dang, was supposed to be sleeping in, was rocking by itself, and then he saw Nak extending her arm to an unnatural length to retrieve a dropped lime under the house. The following day, Ter discovers a decomposed corpse behind the house wearing the exact same ring as Nak. The drunk villager who had also tried to warn them earlier also turned up mysteriously drowned. Soon, all four friends are convinced that she is a ghost. The friends then try numerous methods to convince Mak of the news, including a game of charades, and come within inches of being murdered by Nak, with only Mak's presence preventing her from doing so, and she scares them away. Worse, Mak dismisses all of their warnings, proclaims that they are no longer his friends, and kicks them out of their accommodations.
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