When discovering this film, I could not prevent myself to think about two other films: PRAYER BEFORE DAWN and CHOK DEE, the latest directed by another Xavier, but Durringer instead of Gens. All films speaking of foreigners in Thailand involved in free fight or Muay Thai fierce fights, to escape from crime or their home country justice. This one is rather predictable, revealing not any big surprise, except of course Olivier Gourmet as a local kingpin, a villain. So rare from him. And he is damn convincing here. Xavier Gens the director is usually a horror films from France but working mostly in the US or Canada. Terrific, awesome, bloody fists and knives fights.
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