The Medium (2021 film)

The Medium
The Medium
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Banjong Pisanthanakun
Screenplay by	Chantavit Dhanasevi; Na Hong-jin;
Story by	Na Hong-jin; Choi Cha-won;
Produced by	Na Hong-jin; Banjong Pisanthanakun;
Starring	Narilya Gulmongkolpech; Sawanee Utoomma; Sirani Yankittikan; Yasaka Chaisorn;
Cinematography	Naruphol Chokanapitak
Edited by	Thammarat Sumethsupachok
Music by	Chatchai Ponhprapaphan
Production; companies	GDH 559; Showbox; Northern Cross;
Distributed by	GDH 559 (Thailand); Showbox (South Korea);
Release dates	11 July 2021 (BIFAN); 14 July 2021 (South Korea); 28 October 2021 (Thailand);
Running time	130 minutes
Countries	Thailand; South Korea;
Languages	Thai; Isan;
Box office	US$7.23 million

The Medium (Thai: ร่างทรง Rang Song, literally: Mediumship) is a 2021 Thai-South Korean mockumentary supernatural folk horror film^[2] co-written and produced by Na Hong-jin and directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun. It is a co-production of Thailand's GDH 559 and South Korea's Showbox.^[3] The film premiered at the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival on 11 July 2021.^[4] It was theatrically released in South Korea on 14 July 2021.^[5] It was selected as the Thai entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards^[6] but was not nominated.

The film was judged the best feature film at the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and was awarded the Bucheon Choice Award for the best film.^[7] On the box office front as per Korean Film Council data, it is ranked 15th among all the films released in the year 2021 in South Korea, with gross of US$7.35 million and 831,126 admissions, as of 26 September 2021.^[8] It is the 6th highest-grossing Korean film of 2021.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Medium box office (2021)". KOFIC. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "The Medium Blends Paranormal Activity, The Exorcist, and Its Own Particular Terrors". Gizmodo. 20 October 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference THR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Jeong Jin-wook (11 July 2021). "'랑종' 부천국제판타스틱영화제서 세계최초 개봉" ['Rangjong' opens for the first time in the world at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ Park Pan-seok (11 July 2021). "나홍진 '랑종' 올여름 최고 화제작 등극 '블랙위도우' 제치고 예매율 1위" [Na Hong-jin's 'Rangjong' ranks first in ticket sales, surpassing 'Black Widow' to become the most talked-about film this summer]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ ""ร่างทรง" ได้รับเลือกเป็นตัวแทนหนังไทยเสนอชื่อเข้าชิงออสการ์ ครั้งที่ 94". Komchadluek. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference award:newsis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) All the films of Year 2021". KOFIC. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[bo:kofic-1] "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Medium box office (2021)". KOFIC. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[2] "The Medium Blends Paranormal Activity, The Exorcist, and Its Own Particular Terrors". Gizmodo. 20 October 2021.

[THR-3] Cite error: The named reference THR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[premiere-4] Jeong Jin-wook (11 July 2021). "'랑종' 부천국제판타스틱영화제서 세계최초 개봉" ['Rangjong' opens for the first time in the world at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[rd-5] Park Pan-seok (11 July 2021). "나홍진 '랑종' 올여름 최고 화제작 등극 '블랙위도우' 제치고 예매율 1위" [Na Hong-jin's 'Rangjong' ranks first in ticket sales, surpassing 'Black Widow' to become the most talked-about film this summer]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[Thailand-6] ""ร่างทรง" ได้รับเลือกเป็นตัวแทนหนังไทยเสนอชื่อเข้าชิงออสการ์ ครั้งที่ 94". Komchadluek. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[award:newsis-7] Cite error: The named reference award:newsis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[8] "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) All the films of Year 2021". KOFIC. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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