The King Maker
(2005)
Regisseur:
Lek KitaparapornSchauspieler:
Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies, Cindy Burbridge, Dom Hetrakul, Nirut Sirichanya, Yoe Hassadeevichit, Dean Alexandrou, Akara Amarttayakul, Ammara Assawanon, Korawij devahastin na Ayudhya, Byron Bishop, Thanet Chimpol, Tanapol Chuksrida, Daam Dasakorn, Shaun Delaney, Korawit DevahastinIm 16. Jahrhundert strandet der schiffbrüchige Söldner Fernando De Gama an den Gestaden Siams und landet nach Umwegen in der Obhut portugiesischer Landsleute, mit denen er zu seiner eigenen Überraschung noch eine alte Rechnung offen hat. In einem Feldzug gegen eine abtrünnige Provinz gewinnt De Gama das Vertrauen des thailändischen Königs sowie die Liebe der Tochter seines Gastgebers, doch drohen seine Rachepläne und eine gefährliche Palastintrige das private Glück zu trüben.
Aufwendiges Thai-Schlachtenepos mit internationaler Besetzung.
1547 Fernando De Gama, a young "Soldier of Fortune" from Portugal, set sail for the ient in an effort to find a man who murdered his father and, with luck, like many of their compatriots, to make his fortune. A vicious storm in the Indian Ocean almost ended his plans when he was on the ship sank. The sole survivor, he was washed up on a tropical beach only to be captured by Arab slavers and taken to Ayutthaya in the kingdom of Siam, where he was offered for sale as a slave.
1547 Fernando De Gama, a young "Soldier of Fortune" from Portugal, set sail for the ient in an effort to find a man who murdered his father and, with luck, like many of their compatriots, to make his fortune. A vicious storm in the Indian Ocean almost ended his plans when he was on the ship sank. The sole survivor, he was washed up on a tropical beach only to be captured by Arab slavers and taken to Ayutthaya in the kingdom of Siam, where he was offered for sale as a slave.
