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The young actress who plays the young Suriyothai, according to the director, was cast because of her [...] D
The lead actress, M. L. Piyapas Bhirombhakdi, played Princess Suriyothal as her debut performance: i [...] D
The highest grossing Thai film in Thailand to date. D
The director is a prince, a "Mom Chao," which is two ranks below the conventional prince, the son of [...] D
Historically, all that is known about Suriyothai is her heroic death to protect her husband from the [...] D
The actress who plays Suriyothai is actually a princess of a lower rank. In Thailand, each successiv [...] D
The wooden house on stilts where the young Suriyothai lives is a real palace called Tub Kwan. It is [...] D
The name Suriyothai in Thai roughly translates as "dawning sun." Similarly, her rival's name, Sri Su [...] D
The director, Chatrichalerm Yukol, reveals (in his DVD commentary) that the young ("five or six") ac [...] D
Was reportedly seven years in the making. D
The actress who plays Srisudachan is a famous singer in Thailand. The director cast her without test [...] D
Almost all the actors and actresses in the film are famous Thai stars with the exception of Suriyoth [...] D
The actress who plays Chitravadee (the queen who died giving birth to Chai Racha's son) is in real l [...] D
In Thai history, the city Ayutthaya was burnt twice by the Burmese. This movie depicts the events sh [...] D
The little boy-king in the movie is killed by hitting. This is because of a belief in ancient Thaila [...] D
Not long after the death of Suriyothai, Ayuthaya was burnt to the ground by the Burmese. D
At 250 million baht (approx. $5.8 million), it is the most expensive film in Thai history. D
For release in English-language markets, extra footage was to have been filmed of Harvey Keitel as a [...] D