The Cursed Land

  • Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition

Year: 2024

Length: 131 mins

Country: Thailand

Language: Thai

Directed by: Panu Aree

Produced by: Nonzee Nimibutr

Starring: Ananda Everingham (Mit), Jennis Oprasert (May), Bront Palarae (Heem), Sida Puapimol (Zainab)

Content Warnings: Implied Violence‎

SEE THE FILM

Saturday Feb 22, 8:30 PM-11:15 PM – Bloody Saturday Night Asian Horror Program + QA

2025 WINNER – BEST HORROR FILM

A widower moves with his teenage daughter to a derelict mansion in a Muslim-majority suburb of Bangkok after his wife’s death. Ignoring local warnings, he removes protective talismans from the house, inadvertently unleashing a furious djinn and a 200-year-old curse. As supernatural events escalate, his daughter embarks on a journey to Thailand’s deep south to seek help from a Muslim doctor to save her father and confront the malevolent forces they’ve awakened.

About the Director

Panu Aree is a Thai filmmaker renowned for his works that explore Muslim identity in Thailand. Panu has directed several documentaries, including ONCE UPON A TIME (2000), PARALLEL (2002), THE CONVERT (2008) and BABY ARABIA (2010), many of which have been showcased at international film festivals such as the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival and the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Reviews & Interviews

Filmmaker Panu Aree discusses THE CURSED LANDFearsMagazine, by Joseph Mauceri

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