I Heart Asian Movies: May 2012

ATM

ATM (Er Rak Error) is a Thai Romantic-Comedy film about a malfunctioning ATM that's disbursing too much money. Chantawit Thanasevee (Coming Soon, Hello Stranger, Hormones) stars as an employee of the wonky automated teller's bank. His girlfriend played by Preechaya Pongthananikorn works for the bank too, and they have to keep that a secret because it's against company policy. They agree to get married, but only if one of them resigns, so they race to be the first to fix the broken ATM. Whoever gets to it first can keep their job.

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Alone

Alone is a 2007 Thai horror film directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, a duo whose debut film, Shutter, was a box-office smash in Thailand and other Asian countries. Alone stars Thai-German pop singer Marsha Wattanapanich (Phobia 2) in her first film role in 15 years.Since its general release in Thailand cinemas, Alone has made the rounds at film festivals, playing at the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival. At Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, the film won awards for best director and best actress. It swept the awards at the 2007 Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.The film also won the top Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 2007 Toronto After Dark festival.

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The Red Eagle

The Red Eagle is a 2010 Thai superhero film which stars Ananda Everingham (Shutter, The Outrage, Eternity) as the Red Eagle. The character was originally played by Mitr Chaibancha who died shooting the last scene in the 1960s film series of the same name. Everingham said that "if you know anything about the history of the film, well, you can understand that the role felt like it was big shoes to fill."The character was changed from being an alcoholic in the original series to being addicted to morphine in the new film.The movie had its world premiere in Bangkok on October 4, 2010. It was released in Thailand on October 7, 2010.The film had its international premiere at the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival on October 10.

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Sex is Zero

Sex Is Zero (Saekjeuk shigong) is a 2002 South Korean film written and directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, starring Lim Chang-jung, Ha Ji-won and Yoo Chae-yeong. In the style of American gross-out comedies like American Pie, it follows the exploits of a group of college students, which eventually takes a serious turn. Sex Is Zero sold 4,089,900 tickets in South Korea, making it the fifth most popular film of 2002. A sequel, Sex Is Zero 2, was released in December 2007, starring most of the original cast.