Bang Rajan

"Fighting for friends. Fighting for families. Fighting for freedom. Fighting for their lives."

2000 1h 53m TH

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6.4

MID

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73%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 39🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 2,096

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Synopsis

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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.

“Fighting for friends. Fighting for families. Fighting for freedom. Fighting for their lives.”

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Cast

Winai Kraibutr
Inn
Bin Bunluerit
Tong-Menn
Jaran Ngamdee
Chan Nuan-Kheo
Atthakorn Suwannaraj
Meuang
Phutharit Prombandal
Pun-Reuang
Choomporn Theppitak
Taen
Theerayut Pratyabamrung
Abbot Thammachote
Bongkoj Khongmalai
Sa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tanit Jitnukul
Writers: Tanit Jitnukul, Chalerm Wongpim, Kongkiat Khomsiri
Languages: Thai
Countries: Thailand

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Bang Rajan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tanit Jitnukul, shot by Wichean Reangwichayakul. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chatchai Pongprapaphan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sunit Asavinikul shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Winai Kraibutr and Bin Bunluerit and Jaran Ngamdee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fighting for friends. Fighting for families. Fighting for freedom. Fighting for their lives.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0284880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tanit Jitnukul directs. Wichean Reangwichayakul behind the camera. Chatchai Pongprapaphan scores. Sunit Asavinikul cuts. Produced in Thailand. Dialogue in Thai.

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Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Bang Rajan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tanit Jitnukul, shot by Wichean Reangwichayakul. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Chatchai Pongprapaphan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sunit Asavinikul shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Winai Kraibutr and Bin Bunluerit and Jaran Ngamdee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Fighting for friends. Fighting for families. Fighting for freedom. Fighting for their lives.".
8IMDB entry: tt0284880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 41 themes, including "cannon", "army", "dreams", "general".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.