''Heaven's Seven'' ( Thai: 7 ประจัญบาน ) is a
Thai action and
comedy film
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that was a remake of a television movie.
Chalerm Wong Pim, who is a Thai director, decided to remake Heaven's Seven, and the remake was released on 26 April 2002. Heaven's Seven movie is based on the third part of an original film that was shown on 22 January 1963 in Thailand.
Plot
The story of the movie starts when group of seven
Thai Army
The Royal Thai Army or RTA ( th, กองทัพบกไทย; ) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces.
History
Origin
The Royal Thai Army is responsible for protecting the kingdom's so ...
Black Panthers Division finish their last risky mission in
Vietnam War
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. They retire from the military and go on to continue ordinary life with their families. However, bad memories still haunt them. Later, a merchant hires them to steal a load of gold from a truck caravan. Unfortunately, these belong to G.I.s of the
U.S.Army
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. The U.S. soldiers are angry about the theft and try to catch the seven soldiers by attacking the Thai soldier's village. After the U.S. troops capture all the villagers, they make the villagers slaves. Meanwhile, the seven Thai fighters learn that the trucks do not contain any gold, but they contain
dangerous chemical agent that U.S. forces intend use to destroy forests in Vietnam. Then, they go to the U.S. military camp to fight against the americans and successfully rescue their people to save their friends and relatives. The movie ends with Juk's ordination for his mother, which suddenly turned into his mother's funeral after she was too happy and died.
Cast
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Pongpat Wachirabunjong
Pongpat Wachirabunjong ( th, พงษ์พัฒน์ วชิรบรรจง; ) is a Thai singer, actor, film director and TV series director and producer.
He graduated in bachelor in health of physical education from Srinakharinwirot Un ...
as Sgt. Dab Jampoh
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Pongsak Pongsuwan
Pongsak Pongsuwan ( th, พงศ์ศักดิ์ พงษ์สุวรรณ; ; born April 7, 1966, in Sawankhalok District, Sukhothai Province) is a Thai comedian and actor. He is best known in Thailand by his stage name, Theng Ther ...
as Mhad Cherngmuay
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Thodsapol Siriwiwat as Tanguay Sae-lee
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Amarin itipon as Akkhi Mekyant
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Pisek Intrakanchit as Dhan Mahittha
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Cham Charum as Kla talumpook
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Akom Preedakul as Juk Biewsakul
Reception
This film is the one of Thai movies that earned the highest box office returns in Thailand. The film was successful and earned about 8.3 million baht. Later, Chalern Wong Pim created a sequel of this movie called Heaven's Seven 2 (Thai: 7 ประจัญบาน ภาค 2 ) that was released on 28 April 2005.
References
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Thai action comedy films
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