A USEFUL GHOST | ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ

THAILAND, FRANCE, SINGAPORE, GERMANY | 2025 | COLOR | DCP | 130’ | THAI

Unable to bear the dust surrounding him, a young man buys a vacuum cleaner, only to be awakened at night by... its cough. The repair man tells him the eerie story of Nat, a woman who died of a respiratory infection, though her spirit returned in a vacuum cleaner to save her beloved husband. Ghosts are only the beginning of this ingenious fantasy and horror satire that masterfully balances the humorous and the macabre. And while the synopsis brings to mind a “Ghost”-like love story, the script and the exquisite, suggestive direction brings “A Useful Ghost" closer to an audacious, queer, and imaginative version of "Parasite". Critics' Week Grand Prize at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Th.K

DIRECTOR: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
SCREENWRITER: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
DoP: Pisit Tandaechanurat
MUSIC: Chaibovon Seelookwar
EDITOR: Chonlasit Upanigkit
PRINCIPAL CAST: Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wisarut Homhuan, Gandhi Wasuvitchayagit, Ornanong Thaisriwong, Kritpahat Srimangkornkaew, Katanyu Swangsri, Dhyan Ho, Guide Wachara Kanha, Krittin Thongmai, Supravee Jantanasavedol, Parnrat Kritchanchai, Chatchawat Sanveang, Jutamat Lamoon, Sarut Komalittipong, Teepisit Mahaneeranon

RATCHAPOOM BOONBUNCHACHOKE
Thai filmmaker and critic from Bangkok. He studied Film at Chulalongkorn University and he has delivered work in the short film medium. He also works as a lecturer and scriptwriter for commercials and TV series. This is his feature film debut.  
 
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2025 A Useful Ghost