America’s sweetheart Ryan Gosling stars in this 2013 Crime-Thriller-Drama written and directed by Danish Nicolas Winding Refn who brought us 'Drive'; smelt a lot like a Tarantino film saturated with grisly images, bloody violence, sexual content and foul language. With a run-time of 90 minutes, filmed in Thailand and with a budget of an estimated $4 million USD, it was able to achieve 3 wins and 1 nomination but $700 thousand only at the box-office.
Aesthetically appealing at many moments but confusing and gore difficult to watch, this story shone light on drug-smuggling, corruption and crime in Bangkok. English actress Kristin Scott Thomas gave a performance of a lifetime as a lewd, cunning and believably 'no-nonsense' mother figure; you may remember her from ‘The English Patient’, ‘The Horse Whisperer’ or ‘Mission Impossible’. Newcomer and native to Thailand Yayaying Rhatha Phongam offered exceptional beauty and poise and Vithaya Pansringarm whom you may remember from ‘Hangover Part 2’ shone also for his role as ‘Chang’.
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