Thanit Jitnukun

Thanit Jitnukun

Thanit Jitnukun (alternative spelling Tanit Jitnukul or Thanit Chitnukun ; Thai : ธ นิตย์ จิต นุ กูล ; born November 24, 1956 in Songkhla Province , Thailand) is a Thai director , screenwriter and producer .

Life and accomplishments

Thanit graduated from Siam Vocational School and started his artistic career as a poster painter for film posters. His film career began in 1985 as a co-director with the feature film Suem Noi Noi Galon Mark Noi . He achieved his breakthrough and the associated international attention primarily through effective historical productions of Thai history, such as Bang Rajan - Battle of the Lost , Kunpan and Sema - The Warrior of Ayodhaya . These works often combined historical facts with a high degree of authenticity and powerful battle scenes, so that the international press compared, for example, Thanitt's Bang Rajan with Mel Gibson's Braveheart .

He also made films in the horror genre as well as crime novels and comedies.

Filmography (selection, direction)

• 1998: Crime Kings ( เสือ โจร พันธุ์ เสือ , Suea Chon Phan Suea )
• 1999: Hello Countryside ( สวัสดี บ้านนอก , Sawaddi Ban Nork )
• 2000: Bang Rajan - Battle of the Lost ( บางระจัน , Bangrachan )
• 2002: Kunpan ( ขุนแผน , Khun Phaen )
• 2003: Sema - The Warrior of Ayodhaya ( ขุนศึก , Khunsuek )
• 2004: Art of the Devil ( คน เล่น ของ , Khon Len Khong )
• 2004: Bangkok Robbery 102 ( 102 ปิด กรุงเทพ ปล้น , 102 Pit Krungthep Plon )
• 2005: Andaman Girl ( จี้ , Chi )
• 2005: Hell - Prisoners of the Hereafter ( นรก , Narok )
• 2006: Black Night ( ลาง - หลอก - หลอน , Lan - Lok - Lon )
• 2006: Red Eagle ( อินทรี แดง , In-Si Daeng )
• 2006: First Flight ( แรก บิน , Raek Bin )

Awards

For Bang Rajan: Battle of the Lost , he won the Thailand National Film Association Awards Best Director. The film was shown at the Canadian Fantasia Festival in 2000, where it secured second place in the International Film Contribution category.

Web links

• Tanit Jitnukul in the Internet Movie Database (English)