Necromancer (film)

Infobox Film
name = Jom kha mung wej


caption = The Thai theatrical poster.
director = Piyapan Choopetch
producer = Jantima Liawsirikun
Rashane Limtrakul
writer = Piyapan Choopetch
Kittikorn Liasirikun
narrator =
starring = Chatchai Plengpanich
Akara Amarttayakul
music =
cinematography = Nattawut Kittikhun
editing = Piyapan Choopetch
distributor = RS Film
released = flagicon|Thailand March 10, 2005
runtime = 118 min.
country = Thailand
language = Thai
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.necromancerthemovie.com/
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0470130

"Jom kha mung wej" ( _th. จอมขมังเวทย์, or "Necromancer") is a 2005 Thai crime-fantasy-drama film directed by Piyapan Choopetch and starring Chatchai Plengpanich and Akara Amarttayakul. It is very loosely based on the 1996 killing of some drug dealers by police, but with an added dimension of witchcraft battles between police and ex-police.

Plot

Itti (Chatchai Plengpanich) is a former police officer, now convicted criminal, and endowed with powerful black magic abilities that make him a feared prisoner. He is moved to solitary confinement in a specially constructed cell, but with his mind-reading abilities, is able to detect a weakness in the one jailor who brings him food. In his interactions with the jailor, he is able to take over the man's mind and use the man to help him escape.

A young police officer, Santi (Akara Amarttayakul) is assigned to track Itti down, and in confronting Itti, Santi becomes increasingly obsessed with gaining magical powers himself.

Release and reception

Produced by RS Film, "Necromancer" was released in Thai cinemas on March 10, 2005.

Chatchai Plengpanich won the best actor award for his role at the Thailand National Film Awards.

The film has been released on Region 3 DVD, with English subtitles, and was marketed in English-speaking territories with the tagline: "Someone's out to hex you."

External links

* [http://www.necromancerthemovie.com/# Official site] en icon
*imdb title|id=0470130|title=Jom kha mung wej
*" [http://www.movieseer.com/movieprofilebil.asp?moID=4650&Channel=2 Necromancer] " at MovieSeer