Snaker (2001)
"Kuon puos keng kang" (original title)

Based on a Cambodian folk tale. In a small Thai village, Nhi comes across a Snake Immortal and falls in love with him. She becomes pregnant by the snake, but does not tell her husband. When... See full summary »

Director:

Fai Sam Ang

Writers:

Fai Sam Ang, Mao Samnang

Stars:

Winai Kraibutr, Pich Chanbormey, Tep Rindaro

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Winai Kraibutr	...	Veha
Pich Chanbormey	...	Soraya
Tep Rindaro	...	The Snake God
Om Portevy	...	Nhi
Heng Dary
Sam Polida
Chao Channary
Tim Angkeara
Khay Brasoeu
Em Sovanphala
Neay Koy
Neay Krim
Ieay Phan
Chhim Sovann
Nuth Pinratha

Storyline

Based on a Cambodian folk tale. In a small Thai village, Nhi comes across a Snake Immortal and falls in love with him. She becomes pregnant by the snake, but does not tell her husband. When he discovers the truth, he kills both Nhi and the Snake Immortal. One of the small snakes escapes from Nhi's abdomen, and is brought up by another immortal. Slowly the snake grows up to be a beautiful woman, who sets out to develop another relationship.

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Plot Keywords:

snake | folk tale

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Romance

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Details

Country:

Cambodia Thailand

Language:

Thai Khmer

Also Known As:

Snaker

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lead character of Soraya has "writhing snakes for hair". To create this difficult effect on a very limited budget, the director decided to take real live snakes and glue them to a wig, and then placed it in on the actress's head.

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Soundtracks

"Atitep Sner"
Written by Fai Sam Ang and Ben Davith
Performed by Him Sivorn

User Reviews

Low Cost High Feel

This is one of my favorite horror movies of the year. On of the first movies to be filmed entirely in Cambodia and in Vietnamese in many years. THe Snake Hair that the heroine wears looks so real..............know why? Because it is really is real live snakes. The director had trouble finding something that looked realistic enough with the budget they had so opted to glue/tape/tie real snakes to a head piece. Lets hope PETA doesn't find out about it. Nonetheless memorable, with excellent camera work.