Film poster: a woman in a blue blazer, staring solemnly off-screen; amidst a collage of little object that is both chaotic and soft pastel, framed by tiles. The objects are sci fi robots, sound dampening cones, a robed figure holding a rifle, and more surreal vignettes.

A USEFUL GHOST (PEE CHAI DAI KA)
by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke

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THAILAND / FRANCE / SINGAPORE / GERMANY
130 min
Language: Thai

March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing the vacuum cleaner. Being disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker’s death shut down their factory, his family reject the unconventional human-ghost relationship. Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory. To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones.

PRODUCTION
185 FILMS (Thailand) in co-Production with HAUT LES MAINS PRODUCTIONS (France), MOMO FILM (Singapore) and MAYANA FILMS (Germany)

Produced by Cattleya Paosrijaroen, Karim Aitouna, Si En Tan, Zorana Mušikić & May Odeh

with the support of Berlinale World Cinema Fund, HBF+EUROPE,Aide aux cinémas du monde Co-Production Fund, The Singapore Film Commission Co-Production Fund, Next Masters Support Program Project Development Fund, Open Doors Hub Production Support Locarno Film Festival, Purin Pictures Production Fund Thailand, SEAPITCH (Southeast Asian Project Pitch) Runner-up Prize Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival, Southeast Asian Film Lab Most Promising Project, Singapore International Film Festival, Script Development fund – Ministry of Culture, Thailand

WORLD SALES
BEST FRIEND FOREVER / Martin Gondre

CAST
Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjud, Wisarut Homhuan
SCREENPLAY Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
CINEMATOGRAPHY Pasit Tandaechanurat
EDITING Chonlasit Upanigkit
SOUND Lim Ting Li
PRODUCTION DESIGN Rasiguet Sookkarn
MUSIC Chaibovon Seelukwa

FESTIVALS
Semaine de la Critique 2025