Tigress of King River

Tigress of King River (2002)

สาบเสือที่ลำน้ำกษัตริย์

Some legends never die!

As Wan learns more about the tigress myth, he tries to release Nian's spirit, but Yang's men want to destroy Nian and get the elephant. With greed, resentment, and karma from past lives encircling the group, violence is surely around the corner.

Date of release
2002-08-30
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy
Director
Bhandit Rittakol

Casting

Interesting facts

Tigress of King River is a 2002 Thai adventure thriller film directed and written by Bhandit Rittakol.

Trivia

The King River is a real location. Locally known as "Lam Nam Kasat" (ลำน้ำกษัตริย์), it is also translated as "King River". There is another river that is a pair, namely "Lam Nam Suriya" (ลำน้ำสุริยะ, "Solar River"). Both of them do not appear on any map at all. Both watercourses flow upstream to a confluence with the Salween River on the Myanmar side. Currently, they originated in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanchanaburi Province.

The King River Battle in the story is part of the Nine Armies War (1785–86) that took place during King Rama I's reign in the early Rattanakosin period. It is regarded as the last great war between Siam (Thailand) and Burma (Myanmar).

The demon tigress that appears in the film. In Thai, it is called "Suea Saming" (เสือสมิง), similar to a werecat or a skin-walker in Western beliefs. Suea Saming is the belief of a race of forest dwelling people, such as Karen. The person who could turn into a tiger (or tigress) was because of the power of black magic. Suea Saming is believed to be the spirit of the jungle and the mineral lick protector.

Sab Suae Thi Lam Nam Kasat, the film's Thai title, literally translates as "The Stench of Tiger at King River" or "The Curse of Tiger at King River". It can also be translated as "Siam weed at King River".

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