Tears of the Black Tiger

Fah talai jone

Thailand

2000

110 Min

Color

1.85:1

Thai

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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EXEC Pracha Maleenont, Brian L. Marcar, Adirek Wattaleela

CAST Chartchai Ngamsan, Suwinit Panjamawat, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon

ED Dusanee Puinongpho, Folmer Wiesinger

MUSIC Amornbhong Methakunavudh

Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Sundance (World Cinema), Rotterdam, Edinburgh (Gala), Vancouver (Dragons & Tigers): Award for Young Cinema

Synopsis

In the countryside of Thailand, a gang of outlaws makes the region unsafe. Among them is the handsome gun hero Dum, who became unwillingly involved in the bandit life. Handsome Dum made a promise to his upper-crust lover Rumpoey: despite the class difference, they will get married. When the moment of reunion arrives, Dum gets involved in a fire fight and cannot possibly reach Rumpoey in time. She is desperate: her father has married her off to a policeman. The taciturn Dum, called the ‘Black Tiger’ by his co-conspirators, has however not forgotten Rumpoey. He does everything in his power to reach her, but fate gets in the way: his gang leader suspects him of treachery and his blood brother turns into his greatest enemy. Will the two lovers ever meet up? This urgent question propels the melodrama forward, supported by exciting music, spectacular shootouts and heroic duels. –IMDb

Director

Wisit Sasanatieng

Wisit Sasanatieng (Thai วิศิษฏ์ ศาสนเที่ยง, born June 28, 1963 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter of Chinese descent. Best known for his colourful debut feature film, Tears of the Black Tiger, he is among a “New Wave” of Thai directors that include Nonzee Nimibutr, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

Wisit studied at the Faculty of Decorative Arts at Silpakorn University, where he was a classmate of Nonzee Nimibutr and set designer Ek Lemchuen.

He started out as an art director at the Film Factory, where he worked with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Among television commercials directed by Wisit was a colorful commercial for Wrangler Jeans that featured Black Tiger star Chartchai Ngamsuan. Wisit continues to work at Film Factory, making commercials (particularly for the MK Restaurants hot pot chain in Thailand) in order to supplement his income in between making feature films. He also is a cartoonist and illustrator.

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