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The Snake King's Child
''The Snake King's Child'' ( km, កូនពស់កេងកង, ''Koun Puoh Kengkang'', also known as ''Snaker'' and ''Ghost Wife 2'') is a 2001 Cambodian-Thai horror film directed by Fai Sam Ang, based on a Cambodian myth about the half-human daughter of a snake god. It was produced as a sequel of the 1970 movie ''The Snake King's Wife''. It is the first full-length feature film for cinema to be produced in Cambodia since before the Khmer Rouge era. The special effect of the lead character's head being full of writhing snakes was achieved by gluing live snakes to a cap worn by the actress. Plot Neang Nhi ( Ampor Tevi), a woman neglected by her abusive husband, Manop, is working in the fields one day when she accidentally loses her hoe in some shrubbery and encounters a giant python. The snake speaks to Nhi, and says he will return her hoe if she agrees to have sex with him. That night, the snake transforms into a man (Tep Rindaro), brings back the hoe, and has sex with Nhi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mao Samnang
Mao Samnang ( khmer: ម៉ៅ សំណាង) as known as Rabbit "ទន្សាយ" is a Cambodian author who has written stories for films such as '' The Weird Villa'', '' The Snake King's Child'' and '' The Haunted House''. She is considered to be one of the country's most popular authors. Background Samnang started her writing around 1981. By 2016 she had more than 100 of her novels published. According to her, many of her novels have a message in them. The messages were aimed at the youth to remind or educate them about what comes of drug use. Around 2009, she was earning around US$500 for each novel which took about a month to write. As a screenwriter, the films she has scripted for are seen regularly around Phnom Penh. Film One of her stories put to film was Snaker, released in 2001. It was directed by Fai Sam Ang and starred Winai Kraibutr, Pich Chanbormey, Tep Rindaro, and Om Portevy. Later years Samnang Samnang stopped writing around 2014. This was due to her not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |