Title: Hanuman: The White Monkey Warrior (hanuman klook phun) Release Date in Thailand: 12th August 2008 Director: Sakchai Sriboonnak
In the ancient time before Land of Siam was born, there was the time when armies of invaders came to colonize the land and were mercilessly massacring population. One priest secretly gathered drawings of many animals from all over the world. He bonded the drawings in to a book with great supernatural powers. Then he gave the book to two headman of one Thai tribe to use these drawings to tattoo on his people and fight the invaders. When the land is rid of vandals and peace returns, the sacred book must be divided into many segments and passed on to the most trusted disciples to guard and preserve it. All segments of the sacred book must never fall in to hands of those who seek absolute power.
The time passed and ages went by, the sacred book once again emerged into the hands of rivals. All stories confirm that they were invincible because they were protected by tattoos with supernatural powers. When the segments of the sacred book once again collide, the blood battle of the supernatural animals begins.
Title: The Coffin โลงต่อตาย Director: Eakkachai Aueklongdhram Release Date in Thailand: 21st August 2008
Official Website: www.lhongtortai.com
Many Thai people believe that lying down in a coffin is a part of the death-before-dying ritual to prolong one’s life by playing dead. Chris (Ananda Everingham), an architect who is extremely claustrophobic but with hope to lengthen his girlfriend’s (Aki Shibuya)life, Chris decides to overcome his fear by being in the coffin. Zoe (Karen Mok), a nutritionist, takes care of her health religiously. However, only 2 weeks before marrying her fiancé (Andrew Lin), Zoe finds out that she’s in the final stage of lung cancer. Zoe then runs away to Thailand and discovers the coffin ceremony and decides to participate in order to save her own life. Chris and Zoe are confronted by a series of paranormal and terrifying incidents. Both might have to sacrifice their lives to unfold the truth.
Title: Bunchoo 9 Directed by: Bundit Rittakol Release Date in Thailand: 28th August 2008 Official website: www.boonchu9.com
The story starts with the next generation of the original Boonchu films. Boonchoke (Artee), Boonchu Bangklo (Santisuk)’s son is a very optimistic little monk with a good heart. His father wants him to become the abbot but the mother, Moli (Jintara), defrocks him and sends him to Bangkok. All of his friends come along to make sure Boonchu is in good care. The fun journey takes place when Booncho meets two homeless kids, Kratay and Krateng. They drug and then mug him. How’s Boonchu going to handle the unexpected situation in the big city?
Title: Tevada Tokmun Release Date in Thailand: 4th September 2008 Official website: www.tevada-tokmun.com
An angel (Thep Po-ngam) who protects the good merit, receives an order to pick up a monk, Luang Por, who achieves the status of a saint. On the way to see Luang Por, the angel has to go through the local village first. There he finds out that each household has many annoying problems that needs to be fixed. More people, more questions, more troubles. The angel can’t leave without first alleviating everyone’s problems. But the fun comes when the angel thinks of a mission to save the villagers from all their heartache.
Title: Burn Baan Phee Pob 2008 Release Date in Thailand: 18th September 2008
After 13 years, the horror-comedy franchise returns with Nattanee Sitthisaman reprising her role as Pob Yib, a woman inhabited by the gut-munching ghost Phee Pob.
Title: E-Tim Tay Nae Release Date in Thailand: 9th October 2008 Director: Yuthlert Sippapak Starring: Udom “Nose” Taepanich
Yuthlert Sippapak directs this romantic comedy written by and starring comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich, who plas a loser boxer in a Pattaya bar who is for heartbreak when he falls in love with a pretty female Japanese tourist.
Title: Queen of Langkasula (Bpeun Yai Jom Sa-Lat) Director: Nonzee Nimibutr Starring: Soraphong Chatree, Jarunee Suksawat, Ananda Everingham Official website:www.queensoflangkasuka.com Release Date in Thailand: 23rd October 2008
Malay Peninsula, some 400 years ago, the King of Langkasuka, was assassinated and the royal family had no choice but to promote Princess Hijau to the throne as the first ruling Queen of the kingdom. Hijau and her two sisters, Biro and Ungu, tried their best to protect their rich kingdom from the traitors, threatening pirates and other powers in the region. When their efforts to acquire powerful cannon from a Dutch weapon master turned disastrous with the cannon fell into the pirates’ possession, the three sisters found their existence more vulnerable than ever.
