{{Short description|2008 Thai-South Korean-Hong Kong film by Ekachai Uekrongtham}} {{other uses|Coffin (disambiguation)}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2024}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = The Coffin | image = thecoffinposter.jpg | caption = Thai film Poster | director = Ekachai Uekrongtham | producer = Harrison Kordestani | writer = | starring = Ananda Everingham<br>Karen Mok <br>Florence Faivre<br> Napakpapha Nakprasitte | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = Arclight Films | released = {{Film date|2008|10|30}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = Thailand<br />South Korea<br />Hong Kong | language = Thai<br />English | budget = }} '''''The Coffin''''' is a 2008 Thai / South Korean / Hong Kong horror film starring Ananda Everingham and Karen Mok.
==Plot== A young man named Chris (Ananda Everingham), and several years later, a woman named Zoe (Karen Mok), undergo a Thai ritual of lying in a coffin, which is supposed to ensure long life and banish bad luck.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijn |first=Ard |date=9 February 2009 |title=IFFR 2009: THE COFFIN (DIRECTOR'S CUT) Review |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2009/02/iffr-2009-the-coffin-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809172710/https://screenanarchy.com/2009/02/iffr-2009-the-coffin-review.html |archive-date=9 August 2021 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=ScreenAnarchy}}</ref> The ritual is also seen as a solution to diseases like liver cancer. The movie is not continuous as it shows scenes of the past and the present. Chris wakes and is brought to the hospital where doctors say he has hallucinations. Chris has a current girlfriend whom he wants to marry. However, the ex-girlfriend tries to kill the current girlfriend. The woman on the other hand is rid of her lung cancer, however is haunted by her boyfriend, Jack, whom she was supposed to marry. The woman consults an expert in the paranormal, and later Chris, to try to solve her supernatural difficulties.
==Cast== *Ananda Everingham – Chris *Karen Mok – Zoe *Aki Shibuya – Mariko (Chris's girlfriend) *Andrew Lin – Zoe's fiancé Jack *Florence Faivre – Zoe's friend *Michael Pupart – Professor Thanachai *Napakpapha Nakprasitte
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.thecoffin-movie.com/en/}} * {{IMDb title|0460749|The Coffin}}
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