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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.
photo courtesy of Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand
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.