Nak (film)

Nak
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Natthaphong Ratanachoksirikul
Written by	Saenee Jitsuwanwattana
Produced by	Prachya Pinkaew Boyd Kosiyabong
Starring	Sasikan Apichataworasin Chukiet Auimsuk Supab Chaiwisuthikun Anyarit Pitakkul Nawarat Techarathanaprasert Petchtai Wongkamlao[1]
Music by	Boyd Kosiyabong
Distributed by	Sahamongkol Film International
Release date	April 3, 2008 (2008-04-03)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai
Box office	$270,308

Nak (Thai: นาค) is a Thai animated dark fantasy horror film that was released on April 3, 2008[2] and aired on TV in Thai PBS Kids.

The story is based on ghosts of the folklore of Thailand, who in this movie shed their sinister reputation and are the heroes. Nak, its central character, is based on the figure of Mae Nak, a Thai female spirit that has a baby and can stretch her arms. Nak's striking fuchsia-colored hair and eyes in this movie are a departure from her alleged looks in traditional lore though.[3] Other spirits familiar to Thai people that appear in this movie are Phi Hua Kat, Krahang, Krasue, Phi Am, Nang Tani, Nang Takian and Phi Phong.

Ghosts from other backgrounds such as Phi Yipun, the scary woman with long, stringy black hair wearing a white gown, a well-known vengeful ghost (onryō) from Japanese horror films based on the Yotsuya Kaidan story, also have a role in the Nak movie.

Plot

Led by Nak and her friends, the ghosts of Thai popular tradition fight against a powerful evil spirit that threatens mankind.

Voice cast

See also

• Mae Nak Phra Khanong
• Ghosts in Thai culture
• Thai folklore

References

1. Nak voices (in Thai)
2. "Nak movie". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
3. Rithdee, Kong (4 April 2008). "Back to the fuchsia: Classic Thai ghost story gets a makeover, with limited success". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08.

External links

• Nak at IMDb
• NAK นาค (2008)
• Nak animation
• Nak trailer