2001 · epic · historical · war
The Legend of Suriyothai
Directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol3h 5m2001
During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautiful princess rises up to help protect the glory of the Kingdom of Ayothaya. Based on the life of Queen Suriyothai.
Our read: The Legend of Suriyothai (2001) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded epic · historical · war entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, extreme epic / historical, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- twisty
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