''Rahtree Reborn'' () (also known as Buppah Rahtree 3.1) is a 2009 Thai

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

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written and directed by

Yuthlert Sippapak Yuthlert Sippapak (, born November 8, 1966) is a Thai film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his genre-blending films '' Killer Tattoo'' (comedy and action) and '' Buppah Rahtree'' (comedy and horror). Biography Yuthle ...

. It is a

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to the 2005 film, '' Buppah Rahtree Phase 2: Rahtree Returns''.Thai Cinema: Rahtree Reborn
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Plot

Ten years passing by, Buppha is reincarnated as a young girl named Pla who is abandoned by her mother, leaving her with her barber stepfather, who often beats her in his anger. As a result, she becomes a problem child who is

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by her classmates at school. One day, she takes a razor from her stepfather's barbershop and starts attacking people at school, after which she leaves and goes to Buppha's apartment, where she unexpectedly encounters a man who is

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. Pla is murdered by him and becomes a ghost which also haunts Buppha's apartment. She awakes Buppha's ghost and uses her to take her revenge against all men. After word gets out that the apartment block is haunted, the unoccupied flats become an illegal casino, and the good-looking Rung, who has a sixth sense which enables him to see ghosts, moves in after his girlfriend breaks up with him. The death toll in the apartment block rises, and Rung and his friends are also chased by the girl's ghost. One day, Rung meets Buppha, who used to be his tutor when he was a kid, in the communal space in the building. Soon, he falls in love with her. However, Rung isn't aware that his crush indeed is the haunting and dangerous spirit that he needs to avoid. But he is too late and his sweet dream turns to nightmare as Buppha is now on the hunt again.

Cast

Mario Maurer Mario Maurer (, ; ) is a Thai actor and model. He was in the 2007 film ''The Love of Siam, Love of Siam'' and the 2010 sleeper hit ''First Love (A Little Thing Called Love), Crazy Little Thing Called Love''. He was also in Thailand's highest gro ...

as Rung *

Laila Boonyasak Laila Boonyasak (, ), better known by her birth name Chermarn Boonyasak (, ), nickname Ploy (, ), is a Thai actress. She is well known for her role as June/Tang in the film ''The Love of Siam'', which earned her a Suphannahong National Film Awar ...

as Buppah *

Santisuk Promsiri Santisuk Promsiri (; born 6 August 1963) is a Thai actor, who has also done work as a singer, voice actor, drama producer, drama director, and television host. He became widely known from the 1988 film '' Boonchu Phu Narak'', which launched his a ...

as Father * Nudtawan Saksiri as Pla *

Somlek Sakdikul Somlek Sakdikul () (born, 10 November 1953) is a Thai film actor and musician. He is sometimes credited as Somchai Sakdikul. He portrayed "Suwat" or "Daddy", the lecherous music producer in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's 2001 comedy, ''Monrak Transistor''. ...

as Master Tong * Chantana Kittiyapan as Sister Three * Kristine Vongvanij as Ying * Aang Terdterng as Security Guard (as Suton Vechkama) * Saicheer Wongwirot as Neung * Piya Chanasattu as Peud * Supapit Kokphon as Moo * Yosawat Sitiwong as Tee

References

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* 2009 films 2000s ghost films Thai ghost films Sahamongkol Film International films Thai comedy horror films Thai-language films 2009 comedy horror films Thai sequel films Films about reincarnation Films about child abuse Films about bullying Haunted house films 2000s Thai films {{comedy-horror-film-stub