Director: Nirattisai Kaljareuk Producer: Jareuk Kanjareuk Starring: Arnut Rapanit, Lalisa Sontirod, Than Thanakorn Year: 2010 Country: Thailand Duration: 100 min
A low budget Thai action epic, Edge of the Empire should really have been saved for one of my video marathons, as it is the very definition of a cheesy action film. Unfortunately, it has a few too many problems to raise it above a mere definition though.
The film tells a simple, patriotic tale which crams in a few too many characters to keep it as simple as it should be. Basically, in the 12th Century the Han Empire has a stranglehold on Thailand and treats it's people like slaves and animals. After one village is ravaged and it's inhabitants tortured and killed, a small group of villagers band together to fight the evil regime off once and for all. There are a bunch of personal vendettas added to the mix too which I won't go into, but I'm sure you get the picture.
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