Bangrajan - Kampf der Verlorenen
(2000)
Regisseur:
Tanit JitnukulSchauspieler:
Jaran Ngamdee, Winai Kraibutr, Theerayut Pratyabamrung, Bin Bunluerit, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Chumphorn Thepphithak, Suntharee Maila-or, Phisate Sangsuwan, Theeranit Damrongwinijchai, Nuntapon Kamutavanit, Surachet Lorsungnem, Jarin Phomrangsai, Phutharit Prombandal, Nirut Saosudchart, Voraphark Sarobon, Krit SuwannapaphSiam im Jahr 1763: Der neue burmesische Herrscher versucht alle Staaten seines Reiches zu unterjochen und sendet seine gewaltigen Heerscharen in das wehrlose Land. Plündernd und mordend ziehen die Truppen durch Städte und Dörfer. Sie hinterlassen eine Spur der Verwüstung, des Leids und des Elends. Doch sie werden aufgehalten von Bang Rajan, einem kleinen Dorf, dessen mutige Einwohner sich verzweifelt den gnadenlosen Horden entgegenwerfen. Todesmutig sind sie bereit, ihre Freiheit mit dem Leben zu verteidigen und leisten monatelang Widerstand bis zum blutigen Ende.
Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies. With no support from the Royal army, the villagers drives the invading Burmese away many times until their names have become legendary during the time. As each subsequent battles becomes fiercer, the villagers tries to forge a canon to battle the enemy in a final battle where everyone, women and children included, die in combat.
Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies. With no support from the Royal army, the villagers drives the invading Burmese away many times until their names have become legendary during the time. As each subsequent battles becomes fiercer, the villagers tries to forge a canon to battle the enemy in a final battle where everyone, women and children included, die in combat.
