COUNTRY: Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany YEAR: 2025 RUNNING TIME: 130 min
DIRECTED BY: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
LANGUAGE(S): Thai
SUBTITLES: German, English
CAST: Davika Hoorne (Nat), Witsarut Himmarat (March), Apasiri Nitibhon (Suman), Wanlop Rungkumjad (Krong), Wisarut Homhuan (Academic Ladyboy)
PRODUCER: Cattleya Paosrijaroen, Soros Sukhum
WRITTEN BY: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
EDITED BY: Chonlasit Upanigkit
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Pasit Tandaechanurat
MUSIC: Chaibovon Seelukwa
Screenings
Synopsis
March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner. Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker’s death shut down their factory, his family reject their unconventional human-ghost relationship. Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory. To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones.
Director
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Biography
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is a filmmaker of Teo- chew-Hainanese descent, who grew up and lives in Bangkok. He studied film at Chulalongkorn University before gaining international recognition with his short RED ANINSRI; OR, TIPTOEING ON THE STILL TREMBLING BERLIN WALL which won the Junior Jury award at Locarno 2020. The Film was screened at numerous festivals including Torino and Glasgow FF. His debut feature A USEFUL GHOST premiered at Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique in 2025. Currently he works fulltime as a scriptwriter for the studio, writing commercial features and television series. Apart from writing he also teaches film theory and scriptwriting at universities and works as a film critic.
Filmography
Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing on the Still Trembling Berlin Wall (2020), A Useful Ghost (2025)
Links /Contacts
WEBSITE: https://littledream-pictures.com/portfolio/a-useful-ghost/
INSTAGRAM: @ratchapoomb @littledreampictures
PRODUCTION: 185 Films, Haut Les Mains Productions, Momo Film Co
WORLD SALES: Marc Nauleau, Best Friend Forever Sales
GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR: Jutta Meier, Little Dream Pictures