โฮมสเตย์ (2018)

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• Basiert auf: Colorful

Homestay is a 2018 Thai drama thriller fantasy film produced by Jor Kwang Films and distributed by GDH 559. Co-written and directed by Parkpoom Wongpoom, the film is based on the Japanese novel Colorful by Eto Mori. It stars Teeradon Supapunpinyo as a spirit who gets to inhabit the body of Min, a teenager who recently committed suicide, and bring him back to life. The film was released in theatres on 25 October 2018.

Production

Eto Mori's novel Colorful was first published in 1999 and translated into Thai in 2003. GDH spent almost eight years securing the rights for a Thai film adaptation. It is the novel's third film adaptation following a 2000 live action film and a 2010 anime, both titled after the novel.

The project was first helmed by GDH director and executive Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, but after a year of development, it was handed over to Parkpoom Wongpoom in 2016. Parkpoom had previously co-directed the 2004 hit horror film Shutter and some other anthologies, but Homestay was his first solo feature. He spent nineteen months further developing the script.

Teeradon was cast in the lead role, while Cherprang, who is also "captain" of the girl idol group BNK48, made her acting debut in the film. The actors spent three months in acting workshops and another three in actual production. The film involves several shots featuring extensive computer-generated visual effects, which Parkpoom expressed difficulty working with.

The film was marketed to international buyers at the Filmart event in Hong Kong in March 2018. Originally described as a fantasy drama, later marketing material opted to promote the film as a thriller fantasy instead. The film was announced on 19 September, with a press event held on 2 October.

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