Bang Rajan

Bang Rajan (2000)

บางระจัน

Ambientato poco prima della caduta dell'antica capitale della Thailandia, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan attinge alla leggenda di un villaggio di combattenti che coraggiosamente respinsero gli eserciti birmani. Senza il supporto dell'esercito reale, gli abitanti del villaggio scacciano gli invasori birmani molte volte fino a quando i loro nomi sono diventati leggendari nel tempo. Man mano che ogni battaglia successiva diventa più feroce, gli abitanti del villaggio cercano di forgiare un canone per combattere il nemico in una battaglia finale in cui tutti, donne e bambini inclusi, muoiono in combattimento.

Data di uscita
2000-12-29
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (39)
Durata
1 h 53 min
Generi
Azione, Storia, Guerra
Regista
Tanit Jitnukul
Collezione
Bang Rajan Collection

Cast

Curiosità

Bang Rajan is a 2000 Thai historical drama film depicting the battles of the Siamese village of Bang Rachan against the Burmese invaders in 1767, as remembered in popular Thai culture. Cross-checking the story with the events reported by the Burmese sources indicates that the purported events at Bang Rachan are likely a merger of at least two independent events that took place in the war.

Production and reception

Bang Rajan was made on a budget of around 50 million baht, which is about four times the cost of other Thai productions being made at the time. It was a box-office hit in Thailand, earning more than 151 million baht.

The film was screened at several film festivals in 2001, including the Seattle International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, and the Hawaii International Film Festival. At the Asia Pacific Film Festival, it won for best art direction. It was screen at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal in 2003, where it won second prize for Best Asian Film.

The Battle of Bang Rajan was also depicted in a 1966 Thai film, starring Sombat Metanee in a role that won him a best actor honors at the "Golden Doll" Awards. The award was personally handed to Sombat by King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The long-horned water buffalo featured in the film died of old age shortly after the film was released and was feted in a lavish funeral ceremony.

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