BANG RAJAN

"I saw this film three years ago and was electrified. I still can't get it out of my mind. It seems fitting for the American people to be reminded of the sacrifices people have made to defend their lands. The film evokes the epic poetry of Braveheart and Seven Samurai -- a masterpiece of new Thai cinema." -Oliver Stone

RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 2005

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 . Two vast armies descended on the city by different routes. More than 100,000 Burmese troops entered Siam from the west and arrived at the city unhindered while the other column of 100,000, invading from the north, found themselves delayed for a full five months by the most unlikely of foes.

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. As the Burmese suppression of the surrounding countryside grew more brutal, refugees, who could run no more, came to stand and fight with the villagers. Trading their ploughs for swords, they fought for their homes, their dignity and their lives. With no aid from the capital, the farmers battled for their freedom through eight bloody clashes 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, 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 .

Rating: R Genre: Drama Run Time: 119 minutes DVD SKU#: :(8) 29567 0260-2 (1) DVD SRP: $14.98 NEW LOW PRICE!