FCCT screens The King Of The White Elephant
published : 6 Apr 2021 at 04:00
The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) will once again screen The King Of The White Elephant (1941) to mark its 80th anniversary, tomorrow at 7pm.
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Known as Phra Chao Chang Phuek in Thai, this is a ground-breaking, English-language Thai film (with Thai subtitles), made to promote a message of peace during World War II. Its themes of war, reconciliation and diplomacy still resonate today.
An adaptation of a real historical battle in the Ayutthaya period in the 16th century, the story centres on a confrontation between the peace-loving King Chakra of Ayutthaya and his arch-enemy, the tyrant King Hongsa of Burma, who demands the Thai king hand over an auspicious white elephant as his trophy.
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