4bia (2008)
"See prang" (original title)

4BIA is a Horror Anthology. The first segment, "Happiness" is about a lonely girl who corresponded with a stranger over hand phone text messaging and soon discovered something strange about... See full summary »

Directors:

Banjong Pisanthanakun, Paween Purikitpanya,

Writers:

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon (screenplay), Eakasit Thairatana (screenplay),

Stars:

Maneerat Kham-uan, Witawat Singlampong, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maneerat Kham-uan	...	Pin (segment "Happiness") (as Maneerat Kamounan)
Witawat Singlampong	...	Diaw (segment "Tit for Tat") (as Vittavat Singlumpong)
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk	...	Pink (segment "Tit for Tat")
Chon Wachananon	...	Yo (segment "Tit for Tat") (as Chol Wachananont)
Nattapong Chartpong	...	Ter (segment "In the Middle") (as Nuttapong Chartpong)
Kantapat Permpoonpatcharasuk	...	Aey (segment "In the Middle")
Pongsatorn Jongwilak	...	Phueak (segment "In the Middle") (as Pongsatorn Jongwilas)
Wiwat Kongrasri	...	Shin (segment "In the Middle") (as Wiwat Krongrasri)
Laila Boonyasak	...	Pim (segment "Last Fright") (as Chermarn Boonyasak)
Nada Lesongan	...	Princee Sophia (segment "Last Fright")
Plai Paramej	...	Captain (segment "Last Fright")
Wirot Ngaoumphanphaitoon	...	Ton (segment "Happiness")
Piyakarn Butprasert	...	Muk (segment "Happiness") (as Piyakan Bootprqsert)
Nitiwat Taraton	...	Muk's Boyfriend (segment "Happiness")
Pran Tadaveerawat	...	Pin's Ex (segment "Happiness")

Storyline

4BIA is a Horror Anthology. The first segment, "Happiness" is about a lonely girl who corresponded with a stranger over hand phone text messaging and soon discovered something strange about this new stranger that she is attracted to. "Tit For Tat" spun a tale of black magic and vengeance for a school kid that had been bullied by a school gang. "In The Middle" - a group of friends faced one of their worst camping trip after water kayaking accident. The final segment "Last Fright" takes horror to new heights with a psychological thriller that involves a stewardess flying solo in a cabin with a dead body.

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Plot Keywords:

camping trip | anthology | black magic | text messaging | trail of blood | 

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Taglines:

Face Your Fears

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Release Date:

25 April 2008 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Phobia

Filming Locations:

Suvarnabhumi Airport, Racha Thewa, Amphoe Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand

Company Credits

Production Co:

GMM Tai Hub (GTH)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Thai name of the segment titled 'Happiness' in English means 'Lonely'.

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Connections

References The Sixth Sense (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Glua"
Performed by 'Nologo'

User Reviews

'four'-bia = phobia?

what a stupid title... this movie starts off with a surprisingly well done title sequence that uses blood as its main motif... it was elegant.

i was impressed by how great the first 'mini film' was shot. it looked great. The tension was excellent throughout and the almost-total lack of any dialog was interesting and ambitious.

the second 'mini film' is exceedingly bad... the flashy editing was distracting and seemed to be included only to cover the thin script. the "terrifying finale" of the whole thing centers around a horribly executed cgi zombie-looking character. who uses cgi to make zombies?!?! this is the worst of the 4.

the third one was a lame and mildly homo erotic attempt at a 'self-referential' horror movie (in the vein of 'scream' maybe?) not scary, not funny, totally forgettable.

the last one was great! incredibly effective thriller about a flight attendant that has to deal with one of the most terrifying scenarios that i can remember seeing in a movie. it grabs you and doesn't let you go... great acting too by the lead actress.

in closing, you gotta take the good with the bad i guess...

1 is good, 2 is god-awful 3 is bad 4 is great.