John Waters would love this film about a horny, haunted hoover
Director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke speaks to Dazed about his new film, a queer comedy about the oppression of Thailand’s working class

20 minutes into its running time, A Useful Ghost gets its American Pie moment: a mother walks in on her son being sucked off by a hoover that’s possessed by a horny, forlorn spirit called Nat. Yet for all its slapstick and bawdiness, A Useful Ghost, the debut feature from the 35-year-old Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, is a smart, political comedy with philosophical heft and achingly sincere queer romances. At Cannes, it won thehellip;
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