Nang Nak, a blockbuster released in 1999, is the most famous Mae Nak film. Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr and written by Wisit Sasanatieng, it was one of the key films in the Thai 'new wave' movement of the 1990s. Nang Nak emphasized the love between Nak and Mak, and in several scenes they cry out to each other across the canal near their home. The atmospheric period setting evocative and impressive, and the final confrontation between Nak and a monk is quite gruesome and intense. Nang Nak's success led to a wave of Asian ghost films throughout the last decade. Ghost moves have been big business in Thailand ever since, though none has yet managed to equal Nang Nak's critical success.