A Useful Ghost
Description
A Useful Ghost — An absurd and touching story about a guy named March, mourning his wife Nat, who died from air pollution.
Suddenly, his wife’s spirit returns — possessing an ordinary vacuum cleaner. March’s family, who owns a vacuum cleaner factory, doesn’t accept this relationship at first. To prove her love and usefulness, Nat starts cleansing the factory from other, vengeful ghosts — the souls of workers and victims of political violence in Thailand’s history.
A Useful Ghost is a representative of (trendy in niche circles) smart horror, standing out with its insane concept and social critique.
The film became a triumph at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, winning the Grand Prix in the Critics’ Week section. Not that I care about this festival or anything — just a fact.
