'Pee Mak' not banned in China, director says
Reports that "Pee Mak Phra Khanong" has been banned in China are greatly exaggerated, the hit film's director Banjong Pisanthanakun said yesterday in response to rumours started in the social media.
In fact, there were no contracts to screen the movie in China at the moment, Banjong said. “Normally China would not allow ghost movies or movies related to a ‘third sex’.”
So he would not be surprised if it was not shown there, he conceded.
However, there has been some interest from Chinese companies in importing the movie, Banjong said.
The director’s comments were in response to a report on Sanook.com website that the movie’s lead actor, Mario Maurer, had lamented the Chinese government’s refusal to allow the film to be released there.
“Pee Mak Phra Khanong”, a horror-comedy twist on the popular story of a husband and his ghost wife, surpassed Bt556 million in box-office earnings as of last Friday, setting a new record. The film has also been picked up for release in many other countries.
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