One cop vs. the wild frontier — Thailand's answer to Heart of Darkness with actual gunfights.
The border of Burma and Thailand is lawless place, where people live and die by the law of the gun. Into this situation comes a young police lieutenant, intent on reforming the rough and rowdy local police force along the Salween River.
Cinematography
Misty river sequences that swallow characters whole.
Acting
Sorapong Chatree's weary eyes carry entire scenes.
Direction
Chatrichalerm Yukol's documentary-like patience with violence.
Director
Chatrichalerm Yukol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Salween River remains one of Asia's most contested borders; the film was shot during actual Karen insurgency activity, giving locations uneasy authenticity.
Chatrichalerm Yukol modeled Danai on Thai police reformers of the 1980s, but the film's cynicism predicted the 1997 Asian financial crisis collapse of institutional trust.
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