Alone (2007/I)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Banjong Pisanthanakun
Parkpoom Wongpoom

Writers:

Aummaraporn Phandintong (screenplay)
Banjong Pisanthanakun (screenplay)
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Release Date:

29 March 2007 (Thailand)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

We promised to stay together forever.

Plot:

Deceased Siamese twin returns to haunt surviving sister

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Conjoined Twins | Dying Mother | Secret | Siamese Twins

Awards:

9 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Marsha Wattanapanich	...	Pim / Ploy
Vittaya Wasukraipaisan	...	Vee (as Withaya Wasukraipaisan)
Ratchanoo Bunchootwong	...	Pim and Ploy's Mother (as Ruchanu Boonchooduang)
Hatairat Egereff	...	Pim - age 15
Rutairat Egereff	...	Ploy - age 15
Namo Tongkumnerd	...	Vee - age 15 (as Namo Tonggamnerd)
Chutikan Vimuktananda	...	Pim - age 7
Chayakan Vimuktananda	...	Ploy - age 7
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nimit Luksameepong
Prasert Vivattanananpong		(as Prasert Wiwattanonpong)

Directed by
Banjong Pisanthanakun
Parkpoom Wongpoom

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Aummaraporn Phandintong		screenplay
Banjong Pisanthanakun		screenplay
Sopon Sukdapisit		screenplay (as Sophon Sakdaphisit)
Parkpoom Wongpoom		screenplay

Produced by
Paiboon Damrongchaitham	....	executive producer
Boosaba Daoruang	....	executive producer
Pinn Jintanapornphan	....	line producer (as Pinn Jintanaponphan)
Jina Osothsilp	....	executive producer
Visute Poolvoralaks	....	executive producer
Mingmonkul Sonakul	....	producer
Yodphet Sudsawad	....	producer
'Aoy' Atchara Takaew	....	line producer
Youngyooth Thongkonthun	....	producer (as Yongyooth Thongkongtoon)

Original Music by
Chartchai Pongprapapan

Cinematography by
Niramon Ross		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Vijja Kojew
Thammarat Sumethasupphachok

Casting by
Panjai Sirisuwan

Production Design by
Saksiri Chantarangsri

Art Direction by
Wittaya Chaimongkol

Makeup Department
Vittaya Deerattrakul	....	makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pinn Jintanapornphan	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Wattakorn Kawinkham	....	storyboard artist
Anan Nuchawong	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Annop Jaikaew	....	boom operator
Nakorn Kositpaisain	....	sound designer (as Nakorn Kositpaisam)
Boom Suvagondha	....	sound editor
Boom Suvagondha	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Wilkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Traithep Wongpaiboon	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Kim-Hung Chow	....	senior animator
Siu Lun Ho	....	senior animator
Kritsada Kaewmanee	....	technical director (as Kritsada Kaewmani)
Jeerasak Roorawangpal	....	digital artist
Pornopol Sakarin	....	technical director (as Pornpon Sakharin)
Ching Han Wong	....	senior animator

Other crew
Jira Maligool	....	senior advisor

Production Companies

• Dedicate Ltd.
• GMM
• Phenomena

Distributors

• 24 Frames (2008) (USA) (all media)
• GMM Tai Hub (GTH) Co. Ltd. (2007) (Thailand) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• MegaVision (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Oriental Post Co. Ltd. (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Kantana Laboratories Co.  film laboratory
• Kantana Laboratories Co.  sound studio
• Oriental Post Co. Ltd.  digital output
• Vanilla Sky  sound design

Also Known As:

Faet (Thailand: Thai title)

Runtime:

Malaysia:90 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Korean | Thai

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Malaysia:18PL | Brazil:14 | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15 | France:-12 (DVD) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB)

Company:

Dedicate Ltd.

Soundtrack:

Suan Neung Khong Chan

Creepy and Scary Horror Movie

In Seoul, the Thai Pim (Masha Wattanapanich) is informed that her mother had a heart attack in her hometown. Pim travels with her boyfriend Wee (Vittaya Wasukraipaisan) to Thailand to give assistance to her mother. Once in her home, Pim is haunted by her Siamese sister Ploy (Masha Wattanapanich) that died in the surgery of separation when they were teenagers. Wee asks his old friend and psychologist to have sessions with Pim to supersede the trauma of her loss. But when Pim's mother is able to speak to Wee, she discloses dark secrets from the past of the twin sisters.

"Alone" is a creepy and scary horror movie and another great example of how magnificent is the Asian cinema in this genre. I do not know how many times I have startled with this film. The screenplay is fantastic and without flaws, and the story may be understood as a strong psychological drama (with the lead character insane and having visions, as the psychologist says, due to her guilty complex) or simply as a frightening ghost story. The direction and the performances are top-notch, with limited but efficient use of special effects. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Espíritos 2: Você Nunca Está Sozinho" ("Spirits 2: You Are Never Alone")