Thai-Chinese Thriller ‘Someone Special’ Lands at Fearfolks for Global Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Bangkok-based sales and distribution outfit Fearfolks has acquired world sales rights to “Someone Special,” a Thai-Chinese thriller co-directed by Petong Sakulchai and Ariel Cheng, and will represent the title at the Cannes Market.

Sirat Intarachote (“4 Kings,” “4 Kings 2,” “App War”) stars as Rain, a young painter crippled with deep-seated violent tendencies who confronts his demons after an unexpected meeting with a therapist — played by Anyarin Terathananpat (“The Djinn’s Curse”) — living one floor above him. The therapist conceals her own malignant vices behind smiles and warmth, and the two share secrets that neither is prepared for.

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“The film explores emotional isolation, shame, trauma, self-worth, dependency and the tension between wanting to be loved and fearing being truly seen by another person,” Sakulchai said. “At its core, the film is about the struggle to continue living while carrying an inner reality that feels invisible to the outside world.”

Rounding out the cast are Ben Brown (“Doctor Climax,” “Rak Nai Roi Luang”) and Fern Supanare (“Deep”). Producers include TV Pool Group and 100 Caruso. The film also marks the debut collaboration for New York Film Academy graduates Sakulchai and Cheng.

“At Fearfolks, we want to work with filmmakers telling impactful stories, so we can help bring them to the forefront. ‘Someone Special’ is a story of two people struggling to find a connection, told in unconventional Thai-thriller lens,” said Hans Audric Estialbo, CEO of Fearfolks.

Fearfolks previously distributed Thailand’s highest-grossing horror franchise, “Death Whisperer,” in India, along with “Good Boy” and Chris Stuckman’s “Shelby Oaks.” The banner is also set to bring A24’s “Backrooms” and “Mother Mary,” as well as Neon’s “Leviticus” and “Hokum,” to Thai audiences.