A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be. A documentary team follows Nim, a shaman based in Northern Thai, the Isan area, and encounters her niece Mink showing strange symptoms that seem to be of inheritance of shamanism. The team decides to follow Mink, hoping to capture the shaman lineage passing on to the next generation, but her bizarre behavior becomes more extreme.
Festivals, awards and nominations
South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan, July 8-18) Best of Bucheon
The Medium, dir. Banjong Pisanthanakun (Kor-Thai)
Banjong PISANTHANAKUN
Sawanee UTOOMMA, Narilya GULMONGKOLPECH, Sirani YANKITTIKAN, Yasaka CHAISORN, Arunee WATTANA, Thanutphon BOONSANG, Boonsong NAKPHOO
Korea, Republic of, Thailand
2021
Thai
ESP
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