A Useful Ghost
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EXCLUSIVE TO GOLDEN AGE IN SYDNEY
Overview
Exclusive to Golden Age in Sydney, A Useful Ghost is a superb supernatural comedy unafraid to dig deeper. Not long after her passing, March's (Witsarut Himmarat) wife Nat (Davika Hoorne) returns to him as a vacuum cleaner. As expected, March’s mother (Apasiri Nitibhon) and her elder in-laws won't stand for such moral outrage and do their darndest to banish the ghost in their midst. But when Nat volunteers to help deal with the other ghost haunting their vacuum cleaner factory, the elites realise the potential of dispelling all kinds of phantom reminders.
Winner: Grand Prix
“This snaky, surprising fable starts with a sneeze and explodes into a saga about bureaucracy, modernization and moral corruption. It’s electrifying”
“Entertaining and moving... isn’t quite like anything you’ve seen before”
“A hilarious, affecting, surprisingly political fable”
Why You Should See This Film
Winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes Critic’s Week, A Useful Ghost is one of the most original films we’ve seen in a long time. Debut director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke achieves the remarkable feat of seamlessly threading hilarious and touching spectral vacuum cleaner romance with a beautiful study of queer relationships in conservative Thai society, a poem of grief and transformation, a reckoning with the country’s dark history and a succinct treatise on how regimes rewrite it. It’s also a visual treat: each elegantly composed frame bursts with colour and subtle visual gags. It’s easily one of our new favourites.
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