Bangrajan (2000)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Tanit Jitnukul

Writers:

Tanit Jitnukul (writer)
Kongkiat Khomsiri (writer)

Release Date:

29 December 2000 (Thailand)

Genre:

Action | Drama | History | War

Plot:

Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village...

Plot Keywords:

Battle | Villager | Army | Thailand | Village

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Jaran Ngamdee	...	Nai Jan
Winai Kraibutr	...	Nai In
Theerayut Pratyabamrung	...	Luang Phor Thammachote
Bin Bunluerit	...	Nai Thongmen
Bongkoj Khongmalai	...	E Sa
Chumphorn Thepphithak	...	Nai Than
Suntharee Maila-or	...	Taeng-Onn
Phisate Sangsuwan	...	Nemeao Seehabodee
Theeranit Damrongwinijchai	...	Mangcha-ngai
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nuntapon Kamutavanit	...	Commander Jik-Kai
Surachet Lorsungnem	...	Khun San
Jarin Phomrangsai	...	Commander Arka-Punkayee
Phutharit Prombandal	...	Phan Ruang
Nirut Saosudchart	...	Nai Dok
Voraphark Sarobon	...	Commander Surin-Jaw-Khong
Krit Suwannapaph	...	Commander Suki
Atthakorn Suwannaraj	...	Nai Muang
Somchat Ubon	...	Muen Khun

Also Known As:

Bang Rajan (International: English title)
Legend of the Village Warriors (Canada: English title) (festival title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sequences of brutal graphic war violence.

Runtime:

Germany:113 min | USA:71 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:MA | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | USA:Unrated | UK:15 | Iceland:12

Company:

BEC-TERO Entertainment

Trivia:

The story of the villagers of Bang Rachan is very famous in Thailand and is often cited as an example of patriotism.

Thank God for moustaches and beards!

This movie was just released on video in Denmark, and I persuaded a friend to watch it with me. He thanked me afterwards! This is a great movie, and the battles are just INCREDIBLE. You can only compare it to Braveheart, but this movie avoids being as over-the-top romantic.

The only problem is that the people are a little hard to tell from each other (wow, do I sound like a racist!). We have a hero with a big moustache. A drunk with a beard. A guy who is younger than everybody else. And thats about it. The rest of the men look like each other with the same haircuts and facial hair. And the names being so different from western names makes it harder to follow. Luckily, it doesn't really matter who of the men did what. This is a film to watch for its fighting scenes.

If you liked the fighting in Braveheart, you just have to see this. I believe the budget was smaller for this one, but the battle scenes are very convincing. You have to see it for yourself. Actually I think this movie is better than Braveheart, even though I liked that a lot!