Ghost Banana Tree
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Ghost Banana Tree is a 2005
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

 film, one of the Khmer
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 success horror films based on a Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

n haunting ghost story about a vengeful ghost woman that climbs a banana tree to kill her husband. It's the fourth success horror film by Campro production after Neang Neath, The Forest
The Forest (2005 film)
The Forest is a 2005 Cambodian monster thriller film directed by Heng Tola, the director of Khmer Blockbuster films, such as Gratefulness and Neang Neath....

and The Haunted House
The Haunted House (2005 film)
The Haunted House is a Khmer 2005 successful horror film based on a rumor spread throughout Kampong Chhnang province regarding a large deserted house made of black wood, found along Nation Road #5 in Cambodia.The Fifth film produced by Campro Production....

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Plot synopsis

The Story is follow the Khmer old haunting tale begin with a new couple who's then, a husband was sent away to abroad for some business, while a wife who begin sick and drops dead later. Her spirit became dreadful and started haunting the villagers. However, when her husband returned with an unknown to his wife's death, start unlock his wife mystery when he saw his wife made her arm longer to scratched the lemon. He ran away for help however, his escaping couldn't be forever to his dead wife's seeking. When he made a fault to his plan, His wife's body was got out her grave and following him until he arrived the monk's house. He felt it safe there, so he's just prayed and closed his eye but near the monk's house, there were many banana tree which looked easy for his ghost wife, she climbed the banana tree and killed him, immediately. It ends when their spirit was flying to their next life together. Nowadays, the banana tree's traditional are keeping in Khmer people's attitude.

Origins

The film is based on Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

n Urban legend which probably took place in 1574 with a traditional of Banana tree which many khmer people didn't allow their relative to plant the banana tree next to their house as they believed that there will be a ghost spirit could enter their house by the banana leaf or if they plant those banana tree, they would cut all the banana's leaf for safety. This old tradition was practiced for decades and still be seem for today.

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