- 2012
- Kino Lorber
- 1 h 45 m
SummaryPresent day Thailand is rife with corruption. Tul, a straight-laced cop, is blackmailed by a powerful politician and framed for a crime he did not commit. Disillusioned and vengeful, he is soon recruited to become a hit-man for a shadowy group aimed at eliminating those who are above the law. But one day, Tul is shot in the head during an assignm...
Directed By:Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Written By:Win Lyovarin, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
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Sep 25, 2012
80
The most "Naked City"–worthy aspect is the film's temperature, fixed precisely between cool posturing and broiling anomie. Its vision of contemporary Thailand is recognizable as another society undeserving of redemption, but worthy of poetry.
Sep 24, 2012
75
This "Buddhist film noir," as writer-director Pen-ek Ratanaruang calls it, is surprisingly slow-moving and soulful for a film full of double-crosses and cold-blooded killing.
Sep 27, 2012
60
A dreamy, elliptical neo-noir about a cop turned killer turned something else altogether.
Sep 25, 2012
60
The awesome shit's awesome; the ponderous is ponderous; and the bloody corpses are arranged as artfully as wedding bouquets.
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Jul 11, 2018
10
One of the most underestimated Thai films. There are certain logical flaws and some parts too perfect to be true,still, it's an outstanding movie. I don't reckon the police himself is looking for some sort redemption, but, rather sacrificing himself to let justice prevail,and this belief let him down into the pitfall.
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Production Company:
- Local Color Films
- Office of the Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC)
Release Date:Sep 28, 2012
Duration:1 h 45 m
Tagline:Bangkok's most dangerous cop is about to have his world turned upside down.
Awards
Thailand National Film Association Awards
• 4 Wins & 12 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Tokyo International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
