Tigress of King River

Tigress of King River (Thai: สาบเสือที่ลำน้ำกษัตริย์ or Sab Suea Thi Lam Nam Kasat) is a 2002 Thai adventure thriller film directed and written by Bhandit Rittakol.

Summary

The story takes place the in 19th year of the

As Wan learns more about the tigress myth, he tries to release Nian's spirit, but Yang's men want to destroy Nian and get the elephant. With greed, resentment, and karma from past lives encircling the group, violence is surely around the corner.

Cast

• Panu Suwanno as Wan
• Prangthong Changdham as Nian
• Jo Scott Shepherd as Peter Bain
• Sunisa Brown as Julia
• Sompong Chullasapya as Yang

Production and reception

Tigress of King River is the final work of veteran filmmaker Bhandit Rittakol with a prolific career in the 1980s and 1990s. This is Rittakol's first adventure thriller and special effects film. Of the works that are mostly comedic genre. Due to the change in film production, the response was not good. It is considered a lesser-known work of Rittakol.

Although the story takes place at the King River, but it was filmed on the

Tigers are appeared in the film are trained by Sriracha Tiger Zoo under The Thai Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act, B.E. 2535 (1992).

The film was criticized "as a state-race blur and the complexity of religion".^[2]

Nominations

The film has been nominated for four awards at the 11th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards consist of Best Director (Bhandit Rittakol), Best Actor (Panu Suwanno), Best Screenplay (Bhandit Rittakol) and Best Art Direction (Wanchai Leng-Ew). It is also nominated for the 12th Suphannahong National Film Awards for Best Actor (Panu Suwanno), but missed all.

Trivia

• The King River is a real. Locally known as "
  Kanchanaburi Province.^{[3] [4]}