Directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri
Featuring Sonthaya Chitmanee, Akara Amarttayakul, Thawatchai Penpakdee, Parita Kongpech
Winner of several prestigious awards in its native country, Muay Thai Fighter (also known simply as Chaiya) is an elegantly shot action/crime drama from 2007 finally making its stateside debut.
It’s a shame that this Lionsgate acquisition has been packaged as another generic Asian action film as its epic scope and nuanced narrative raise it far above the typical direct-to-video fare.
Muay Thai Fighter tells the engrossing story of three childhood friends growing up in impoverished southern Thailand. Piak, Pao and Samor bond while attending a training camp specializing in an ancient form of fighting called Muay Thai. When the camp’s trainer (and Pao’s father) is forced to close the business, the three young men find themselves faced with an unknown future. Unmotivated and living in poverty, the friends indulge in dead end pursuits...
Featuring Sonthaya Chitmanee, Akara Amarttayakul, Thawatchai Penpakdee, Parita Kongpech
Winner of several prestigious awards in its native country, Muay Thai Fighter (also known simply as Chaiya) is an elegantly shot action/crime drama from 2007 finally making its stateside debut.
It’s a shame that this Lionsgate acquisition has been packaged as another generic Asian action film as its epic scope and nuanced narrative raise it far above the typical direct-to-video fare.
Muay Thai Fighter tells the engrossing story of three childhood friends growing up in impoverished southern Thailand. Piak, Pao and Samor bond while attending a training camp specializing in an ancient form of fighting called Muay Thai. When the camp’s trainer (and Pao’s father) is forced to close the business, the three young men find themselves faced with an unknown future. Unmotivated and living in poverty, the friends indulge in dead end pursuits...
- 4/10/2011
- by Bradley Harding
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