Thailand’s film censors have upset the release of local horror movie “Hoon Payon,” which should have arrived in cinemas pn Thursday.
The film had a successful world premiere screening on Tuesday at a gala in Bangkok. But censors have since intervened to demand five scenes be cut and to impose a 20+ rating on the Five Star Production picture.
The rating means that spectators must be age 20 or older, thus excluding the film’s key teenage demographic, and it obliges cinema operators to check the ID cards of all patrons.
The film’s story involves a man who travels to a village in a border region where his brother, a novice Buddhist monk, has been accused of murder. As more bodies pile up, the man questions the villagers’ blind faith in a supposedly protective doll or mannequin.
The scenes that have caused offense involve the fictional monk engaging in heated...
The film had a successful world premiere screening on Tuesday at a gala in Bangkok. But censors have since intervened to demand five scenes be cut and to impose a 20+ rating on the Five Star Production picture.
The rating means that spectators must be age 20 or older, thus excluding the film’s key teenage demographic, and it obliges cinema operators to check the ID cards of all patrons.
The film’s story involves a man who travels to a village in a border region where his brother, a novice Buddhist monk, has been accused of murder. As more bodies pile up, the man questions the villagers’ blind faith in a supposedly protective doll or mannequin.
The scenes that have caused offense involve the fictional monk engaging in heated...
- 3/10/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Directed by Adisorn Tresirikasem, the film is a feature spin-off of a local TV hit.
TV drama series spin-off Love Destiny The Movie has scored the biggest opening day and biggest opening weekend for a Thai film since early 2020, taking 4.9m (Thb 177.78m) from July 28-31, which included 1.4m (Thb 51.2m) on its first day.
The romantic comedy benefited from a four-day weekend in Thailand, led by the birthday of King Vajiralongkorn on July 28. Opening on the same week was Thai monster-adventure film Leio, although no new Hollywood blockbusters were on release; Thor: Love And Thunder was in its third week.
TV drama series spin-off Love Destiny The Movie has scored the biggest opening day and biggest opening weekend for a Thai film since early 2020, taking 4.9m (Thb 177.78m) from July 28-31, which included 1.4m (Thb 51.2m) on its first day.
The romantic comedy benefited from a four-day weekend in Thailand, led by the birthday of King Vajiralongkorn on July 28. Opening on the same week was Thai monster-adventure film Leio, although no new Hollywood blockbusters were on release; Thor: Love And Thunder was in its third week.
- 8/1/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
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