Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

(Feature Film – 100min – 2001)

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Tomb Raider was the first major Hollywood film to shoot in Cambodia since Peter O’Toole starred in Lord Jim in 1964. Following a successful scout with a full technical crew, Paramount British Pictures appointed Hanuman Films as their local servicing partner in Cambodia for this action adventure film based on the Tomb Raider game series featuring Angelina Jolie starring as Lara Croft. This was the film that help set Angie on the road to superstardom, but many people forget it also starred a young Daniel Craig, the future James Bond.

Kulikar Sotho worked as Local Liaison Manager or Line Producer, arranging all filming permissions, script approval, temporary import/re-export of equipment, visas, accommodation, transport and catering for the production. Nick Ray worked as Location Manager, selecting locations for the shoot, building a photographic inventory of the temples used in shooting, approving all sets or alterations to be made at each site and working with local authorities every step of the way to ensure this first sensitive shoot at Angkor passed without incident. Hanuman Films also took responsibility for recruitment of extras, recruitment of site security and the recruitment of local crew including a large team of translators.

Locations: Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm temple, Phnom Bakheng, East Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Phnom Kulen
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, hundreds of local extras, the temples of Angkor