Thai horror The Swimmers lands Asian deals

Thailand's Gmm Tai Hub Company Ltd จีเอ็มเอ็ม ไท หับ has announced major sales of its forthcoming horror The Swimmers at the start of the Cannes Market.

It has sold to Taiwan (Panasia Films Ltd 泛亞影業有限公司), Hong Kong (Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co Ltd (OSGH) 橙天嘉禾娛樂), Singapore (Golden Village Pictures Pte Ltd), Indonesia (PT Inter Solusindo Film), Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei (Suraya Filem Production & Distribution Sdn Bhd), Vietnam and Myanmar (MVP Pictures) and Cambodia (Westec Media Ltd).

The Asian distributors are regular clients of the Thai studio who have also picked up their recent titles, including ghostS E N S O Redy Pee Mak พมาก..พระโขนง and romantic comedy The Teacher's Diary คิดถึงวิทยา, the highest-grossing Thai films of 2013 and 2014 respectively.

The Swimmers, which stars Thanapop LEERATTANAKHAJOHN ธนภพ ลีรัตนขจร, is directed by Sophon "Jim" SAKDAPHISIT โสภณ ศักดาพิศิษฏ์, who previously made horrors Coming Soon โปรแกรมหน้า...วิญญาณอาฆาต (2008) and Laddaland ลัดดาแลนด์ (2011). He also co-wrote the screenplay of GTH's first film production, The Shutter ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ (2004).

The mysterious about two swimmers, Perth (Chutavuth Pattarakampol) and Tan (Thanapob Leeratanakajorn) who's best enemy and true friend. They efforts race to quotas for university. Although Perth's trying to do but he can't beat Tan's talent. Including about secretly love between Perth and Tan's girlfriend, Ice (Supassra Thanachat) which she has feelings for him as well.
But then, Ice committed suicide with mystery in the pool. Perth's secrets were revealed because of something terrible. Including Tan's feud who wants revenge for his girlfriend.