As the first stages of normalicy following the lessening of restrictions from the pandemic at large, a series of highly enjoyable genre movies emerged this year that proved to hit harder than expected. While not hitting as high as previous years, the selection of films produced throughout the year are bigger and grander in scope, with the effects of the looser restrictions meaning that a more traditional style could be attempted. That meant that numerous high-quality films could be utilized, with masters of the craft including Takashi Shimizu in Japan, Erik Matti in the Philippines and Joko Anwar in Indonesia, among others, returning to the genre, producing content that carries the stamp of quality from their past catalog. In addition to their efforts, newcomers Park Sye-young, Surapong Ploensang, and Kim Jin-young started their careers strong with impressive features of their own, showing signs of where they can go in the...
- 12/30/2022
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
The Thai thriller is the feature debut of commercials director Surapong Ploensang.
Exclusive: Film Movement has acquired all North American rights to Thai thriller Cracked from South Korea’s Cj Major Entertainment.
The film will get a theatrical release in North America this year, followed by a roll out on home entertainment and digital platforms.
Cracked is the feature debut of award-winning commercials director Surapong Ploensang. Chayanit Chansangavej stars as a woman who inherits an art collection and hires a young artist (played by K-pop star Nichkhun Horvejkul) to repair the cracks that mysteriously appear in the paintings. The film...
Exclusive: Film Movement has acquired all North American rights to Thai thriller Cracked from South Korea’s Cj Major Entertainment.
The film will get a theatrical release in North America this year, followed by a roll out on home entertainment and digital platforms.
Cracked is the feature debut of award-winning commercials director Surapong Ploensang. Chayanit Chansangavej stars as a woman who inherits an art collection and hires a young artist (played by K-pop star Nichkhun Horvejkul) to repair the cracks that mysteriously appear in the paintings. The film...
- 5/20/2022
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Feature debut of Surapong Ploensang, “Cracked” is a Singapore-South Korea-Taiwan-Thailand co-production starring the Thai-Korean K-Pop star Nichkhun Horvejkul, adapted from an unproduced Korean script.
“Cracked” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
Ruja, who has been living abroad with her young daughter, Rachel, is in trouble, since the girl needs an operation in her eyes, and she cannot afford to have it. At her time of desperation, though, Vichai, an old friend and associate of her father, a world-renowned painter, arrives to let her know that he is dead and that she should return to Thailand to handle his estate. As soon as they arrive at the mansion, Vichai informs her that two paintings her father left are about to be bought by a multimillionaire, but need a bit of restoration before the selling, which a young man, Tim, is about to do. Ruja wants to sell as fast as possible,...
“Cracked” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
Ruja, who has been living abroad with her young daughter, Rachel, is in trouble, since the girl needs an operation in her eyes, and she cannot afford to have it. At her time of desperation, though, Vichai, an old friend and associate of her father, a world-renowned painter, arrives to let her know that he is dead and that she should return to Thailand to handle his estate. As soon as they arrive at the mansion, Vichai informs her that two paintings her father left are about to be bought by a multimillionaire, but need a bit of restoration before the selling, which a young man, Tim, is about to do. Ruja wants to sell as fast as possible,...
- 4/24/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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