The Antique Shop (Thai: ร้านของเก่า; RTGS: Ran Khongkao; lit. Antique Shop) is a 2022 Thai-Singaporean anthology horror film directed by Suphakorn Riansuwan and starring Rio Dewanto, Bae Jin-young, Aloysius Pang and Phiravich Attachitsataporn in the main roles.
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| Original title | ร้านของเก่า |
| Directed by | Suphakorn Riansuwan |
| Produced by | LeayDoDee Studio, NoonTalk Media |
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Running time | 100 minutes[3] |
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| Languages | Thai, English |
| Box office | 3.6 million baht |
Plot
editConnected by an antique shop, the movie tells three different stories. The first story is focused on Wadi (played by Rio Dewanto), an Indonesian man seeking a job in Thailand to support his family back home. He ended up working for a gang and was captured by a rival gang. He was tied to a haunted chair and now has to escape from the captors and the spirits haunting the chair. The second story is about Ryan (played by Aloysius Pang), a Singaporean who falls in love with a Thai woman. He wanted to gift a bracelet to the woman as a token of love, but it landed him in a prison cell where an evil spirit materialised. The third story is about Song (played by Bae Jin-young), a South Korean student who studied in Thailand and was bullied by a local student. After Song returned to South Korea, he invited the bully and his best friends to celebrate his birthday.
Cast
editAntique Shop
edit- Xu Bin as Andy, a businessman from Singapore, who came across an antique shop.[3]
- Damien Teo as Alec, the assistant of Madam, the shop's owner.[3]
- Pijika Chittaputta as Madam, the owner of the shop.[3]
Survive (Chair of Death)
edit- Rio Dewanto as Wadi, an Indonesian man who fled to Thailand in order to earn money for his family and send them in a safe place.[4]
- Pakachon Voonsri (Frank) as Krit, the leader of the mafia gang that captured Wadi.[4]
Half Second (Bracelets of Love)
edit- Aloysius Pang as Ryan, a tourist who fell in love with a Thai woman, to which he gifted a bracelet that unbeknownst to him, leads him to an accident.[4]
Happy Birthday (Knife of Vengeance)
edit- Bae Jin-young as Song, a Korean student that transferred to a school in Thailand. He invites to his birthday party three former classmates of his, who bullied him.[4][3]
- Phiravich Attachitsataporn (Mean) as Champion, one of the students that targeted Song and the main bully.[3]
- Chayapak Tunprayoon (New) as Win, one of Champion's friends.[3]
- Setthapong Eosuk (Gun) as Tae, one of Champion's friends.[3]
- Natpatsorn Janjarearn (Yiwa) as a maid, that works in Song's house.[3][5]
Production
editThe movie was in production as early as in 2018, with Aloysius Pang having filmed some scenes in Thailand before his death on 24 January 2019 during a military reservist exercise. The production was then delayed due to Pang's death, and then further delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Production resumed in 2022, now with fellow actors Xu Bin and Damien Teo filming as well.[6][7] To deal with the death of Pang, the original storyline was now split into three parts. The production was initiated by NoonTalk Media, was filmed in Thailand with LeayDoDee Studio and directed by Thai director Suphakorn Riensuwan, due to "Thailand's reputation for producing supernatural films".[6] The film schedule for the third story, which Bae Jin-young, Xu, and Teo were cast in, was difficult to arrange as finding out it was difficult to find a South Korean artist with a suitable block of free time and Teo was in national service.[6] This would be Bae's debut film and Pang's final posthumous film release.[8][9]
The film was released in Thailand on 2 June 2022.[10] The Singapore release was delayed to 1 December 2022 as NoonTalk Media's boss Dasmond Koh wanting to avoid releasing the movie during the Chinese New Year festivities.[11]
Reception
editReviews
editTrueID reviewed the movie as having a certain level of horror, but mild compared to most Thai supernatural movies.[12]
Box office
editThe film placed third in the list of films that gained more money in the first week of June[13] and sixth in the second week, grossing 0.18 million baht.[14] It also grossed 320,000 baht on its first day of release and 1.58 million baht in the first week.[15]
References
edit- ^ Kang, Min-kyung (2 June 2022). "CIX 배진영 주연작 '더 앤티크 샵', 오늘(2일) 태국·캄보디아·라오스서 개봉". Hankyung (in Korean). Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Nazren, Faziha. "Late S'porean actor Aloysius Pang's last film in theatres from Dec. 1, 2022". MSN. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i ""มีน พีรวิชญ์ - แพจินยอง" นำทีมเปิดตัวหนังสยองขวัญข้ามชาติ "ร้านของเก่า" (The Antique Shop)". Sanook (in Thai). 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d J., Khanittha (3 May 2022). ""ร้านของเก่า" 3 เรื่องเขย่าขวัญ จากนักแสดง 4 ประเทศในภาพยนตร์ไทยครั้งแรก!". Sanook (in Thai). Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "เปิดใจ ยี่หวา หลังได้เล่นหนังเรื่องแรก ร้านของเก่า กับศิลปินที่ชอบ". Ejan.co (in Thai). 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Li, Yiyun. "冯伟衷遗作泰国续拍 角色去踪保密". Lianhe Zaobao (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Lim, Ruey Yan (4 May 2022). "Horror film starring late Aloysius Pang to be released in Thailand in June". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (1 May 2022). "Bae Jin-young to make big screen debut". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Lim, Ruey Yan (4 May 2022). "Late actor Aloysius Pang's final movie set to be released in Thailand in June". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Cai, Candice (2 June 2022). "'It hurts to even breathe': Quan Yi Fong breaks down at premiere of Aloysius Pang's posthumous film". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Chakraborty, Drima (10 November 2022). "Aloysius Pang's final film The Antique Shop gets Dec 1 release date". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "รีวิวหนัง ร้านของเก่า The Antique Shop 🪑🔪 หลอนกลิ่นไทย..ใส่ความพยายามสู่สากล". TrueID (in Thai). Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "อันดับหนังทำเงินทั่วประเทศไทย ประจำสัปดาห์ (วันที่ 5/6/2565)". Thailand Box Office (in Thai). 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "รายได้หนังสุดสัปดาห์ 9 - 12 มิถุนายน 2565". Facebook (in Thai). Bangkok Critics Assembly. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Jang, In-young (8 June 2022). "배진영 주연 '더 앤틱 샵'…태국 영화 박스오피스 1위". Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.