The Forest (2005 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Forest
caption = The Forest poster.
director = Heng Tola
producer = Heng Tola
writer = Moa Samnang
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starring = Tan Nosar
Koa Mony Neath
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distributor = Campro Productions
released = February 15, 2005
runtime = 130 min.
country = Cambodia
language = Khmer
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'The Forest 'is a Cambodian 2002 monster thriller film directed by Heng Tola, the director of Khmer Blockbuster films, such as "Gratefulness" and "Neang Neath".It was nominated for many awards in The Khmer national film festival but won for best special effects.

Plot

A group of young archaeologists go into the deep forest at Ratanakiri provice, to search for the old temple that abandoned many years ago. As they go through the Forest, they suddenly get lost and meet a group of rubber(workers??) who want to find the treasure but it not dangerous to them until there are a giant snake and many kind of dangerous monster that stayed here for hundred years ago because of the curse that a princess who was lost in the waterfalls while there were the rubbers who wanted her treasure. Many of the archaeologists and the rubbers died in the forest so the survivors have no saf eway to return, only face those Monsters to escape.

Production

This is the first Khmer monster film. It is produced and distributed by Campro production, one of the Khmer best production.

Special effects

In this film, The giant snake is truly a python but they put the effect on it to make it look big. Several scenes of the film are used the special effect to make everything look unbelievable.

Location shoot

The film plot is about the journey to Ratanakiri but the location to shoot in this film is some part of Mondulkiri Province. There also were the appearance of indigenous peoples in this film.

Release

This film was released in only one cinema in Cambodia while another Khmer famous film "Snake King's Grandchild" the sequel of "Snaker" was released in four cinemas. But "The Forest" still grossing well in Khmer box office as all the tickets have sold out in its opening weekend, considered one of the most successful films in the beginning of 2005 in Cambodia.

Award

This film is one of 4 films that Campro production brought to nominated in many awards at Khmer National film festival. It received one award as the best special effect and another Campro production's film, "Gratefulness", received three awards as Best Young Actress, Best Shooting and the iron award as the good picture while the best movie go to "The Crocodile" by Hang Meas Production.

Trivia

* Many of the audience think that"The Forest" is similar to the Thai film "The Trek" and Hollywood blockbuster ' as its posters have the same art direction as "The Treks poster.