The Director Behind ‘Shutter’ Is Bringing a Centipede-Possessed Grandmother to TIFF 2026

The Director Behind 'Shutter' Is Bringing a Centipede-Possessed Grandmother to TIFF 2026

Inherit is from director and co-writer Banjong Pisanthanakun, the director of Medium (2021), Pee Mak (2013), Alone (2007), and Shutter (2004).

Woman in a bold red high-neck sculptural gown with wide collar, dark hair in a bun, red lips, at a Paris Fashion Week photocall backdrop.
Davika Hoorne commands attention in a sculptural red gown at the Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026–2027 show during Paris Fashion Week. Photo by Laurent Hou / AFP via Getty Images.

The story of Inherit involves the return of a woman named Woranart to her home. She’s been missing for 50 years, but she doesn’t look like she’s aged at all. Woranart, it seems, is possessed by an ancient centipede spirit, and she’s returned home to pass the spirit’s curse to her granddaughter.

Davika Hoorne (A Useful Ghost, Pee Mak) stars as Woranart, and Baipor Thitiya Jirapornsilp co-stars as her granddaughter Oui. The cast also includes Sinjai Plengpanich, Trin Settachoke, and Warattaya Nilkuha.

Inherit will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival happening September 10-20, 2026.

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