The Snake King's Wife

The Snake King's Wife

The Snake Man (Khmer: ពស់កេងកង, Thai:งูเก็งกอง Puos Keng Kang) is a 1970 Cambodian drama horror film based on a Cambodian myth about a snake goddess, starring Khmer famous actress at era, Dy Saveth and Chea Yuthorn who was hugely popular in Thailand after the film release. The Film directed by A Chinese Descent director, Tea Lim Koun who he has experienced unpredented success of the film listed him today as the father of Khmer Cinema.

The film was an enormous commercial success in Cambodia and had been released at worldwide box offices, with also much success in neighboring Thailand, which brought back an extremely better result of grossing revenue. The film then noticed one of the biggest box-office hits in Southeast Asia at the time, holding today as Khmer Classic films for decades. As reported by Thailand’s Krung Thep Turakij newspaper, The Snake Man is a Khmer film awarded at the 19th Asian Movie Awards in Singapore in 1972 where it received 6 golden awards including Best Director and Best Actress.

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