泰国当地流传着一个奇怪的风俗，生者只要在棺木里躺上一晚，就能欺骗死神，从而否极泰来，消除厄运。 　　在澳洲长大的泰国籍男子克里斯（阿南达 饰）的未婚妻麻梨子遭到严重车祸，昏迷不醒，危在旦夕；香港女孩阿苏（莫文蔚 饰）即将走入婚礼殿堂，却发现自己患有肺癌，去日无多。当从电视上看到棺木仪式的相关报道后，这两个绝望之人有如抓到救命稻草，不约而同赶往仪式现场。经过漫长而恐慌的一夜，他们从棺木中走出。似乎得到上苍的眷顾，阿苏的肺癌奇迹般康复，麻梨子也从永恒的睡眠中苏醒。但是，世间从来没有免费的午餐，更何况他们修改了命运，换回来的却是……In Thailand, there are people that believe that if they lay down in a coffin they will cheat death and bring good luck. The bride Sue Wong leaves her fiancé Jack in Hong Kong expecting to heal her lung cancer and she is successful; however Jack dies. The skeptic Chris also participates in the ceremony to help his beloved Mariko. However he panics in the claustrophobic situation and dies for 6 minutes and 42 seconds. They have weird visions of ghosts and strange things happen with them. Sue and Chris visit Professor Thanachai that advised them that they should repeat the burial to resolve their issues and stop the curse.