Khun Pan

This article is about the 2016 film. It is not to be confused with Khun Chang Khun Phaen.

Khun Pan
Directed by	Kongkiat Khomsiri
Screenplay by	Kongkiat Khomsiri
Story by	Kongkiat Khomsiri
Produced by	Prachya Pinkaew Sukanya Vongsthapat
Starring	Ananda Everingham Krissada Sukosol Clapp Phimonrat Phisarayabud Chupong Changprung Pakchanok Wo-Onsri Sonthaya Chitmanee Karnpitchar Ketmanee
Cinematography	Tiwa Moeithaisong
Edited by	Phunsunist Authsarwinikool
Music by	Therdsak Janpan
Production company	Baa-ram-ewe
Distributed by	Sahamongkol Film International
Release date	July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Thailand
Languages	Thai French Japanese
Box office	฿62 million

Khun Pan (Thai: ขุนพันธ์, RTGS: Khun Phan) is a Thai action fantasy thriller film released in 2016 based on the life story of Police Major General Khun Pantharak Ratchadet. The legendary sorcerer police officer, starring Ananda Everingham and Krissada Sukosol Clapp, directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, had the sequel is Khun Pan 2.

Plot

Year 1940, after successfully defeating Suea Krab Khamthong, the famous sorcerer thief, Police Lieutenant Khun Pantharak Ratchadet (Ananda Everingham) received a mission from Luang Adul (Santi Lun-pae), who was the Royal Police Director-general at the time to, investigate news of Al Hawi Yalu (inspired from, Awaesador Talae, another famous sorcerer thief) a separatist sorcerer thief, the owner of the "tripartite" of rare 3 things believed to have magical powers. Khun Pan infiltrates a fishing village headed by Khai Tho and works in the ivory club of Luang Ohran, a corrupt civil servant who deceives Al Hawi Yalu for personal gain, Al Hawi Yalu asks the 2 police officers, who survived being ambushed by their own guerrillas and found that There is also a police officer lurking in the area. Khun Pan traveled to meet with Al Hawi Yalu's father and found that in his childhood, Al Hawi Yalu had revered his father. But the loss of his mother in the turmoil between his father and the police made Al Hawi Yalu estranged from his father and hated the police very much. He set up guerrillas to rule the area of the Budo Mountains. Later, Khun Pan met Malai, who was Khai Tho's sister, before being attacked by Al Hawi Yalu's guerrillas Khun Pan was shot but escaped.

Release and reception

Khun Pan grossed a total of 61,743,275 baht, considered the third highest grossing movie of 2016.

Khun Pan won the Best Supporting Actor (Krissada Sukosol Clapp), Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup Effects at the 26th Suphannahong National Film Awards. It was screened at the 2018 New York Asian Film Festival in its Secret Screening event. V.N. Pryor, reviewing the film on Cinapse, called it a "deeply, deeply strange movie," and said that "[it] frickin’ moves."

References

• Panya, Duangkamol (10 July 2016). "A legend becomes bulletproof". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
• Pajee, Parinyaporn (20 June 2016). "Cops and robber". The Nation. Retrieved 25 July 2022.