Bang Rajan

The Legend of the Village Warriors

In 1765, during the legendary struggle between the Burmese and Siamese empires in what is now present-day Thailand, the Burmese forces advanced on the Siamese capital, Ayutthaya. Against impossible odds, a small village of ordinary men and women with extraordinary courage withstood the advances of the Burmese juggernaut, over and over again. Trading their ploughs for swords, and with no aid from the capital, the farmers battled for freedom through eight bloody clashed using innovative tactics and displaying unfaltering bravery until Burma finally turned the sum of its wrath on the village.

The tale of these courageous villagers has endured, spreading throughout empires and across centuries to live on in the hearts and minds of the Siamese for all time. Conceived as an anti-war statement and featuring some of the most realistic fighting scenes in Thai cinema, Thanit Jitnukul's version of this legendary tale (the third to be made) has become one of its native country's highest grossing films.

This is the legend of Bang Rajan.