Screen Seven Cult Film Season – Tears Of The Black Tiger

Tears of the Black Tiger (Fa Thalai Chon, literally, “the heavens strike the thief”) is a melodramatic Thai Western. It’s the story of a tragic romance between Dum, a country-boy and fatalistic, working-class hero, who has become an outlaw, and Rumpoey, an upper-class city girl and daughter of a provincial governor.

Rumpoey and Dum meet as students in Bangkok, nine years after they first formed a tender childhood friendship. But Dum’s father is dying, having been attacked by a jealous bandit and, determined to avenge him, Dum joins a local gang and sets out to track down the bandit killer.

Dir: Wisit Sasanatieng 2000, Thailand, 1 hr 50 min.18. Subtitles.
Stars: Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon

Programmed and introduced by Lee Broughton. The screening is kindly supported by the Leverhulme Trust