Directed by:
Jimmy HendersonComposer:
Fabio Guglielmo AnastasiPlots(1)
The all-female Butterfly Gang have long been the scourge of Cambodia, their fingers in seemingly every criminal enterprise imaginable. When the police manage to capture their lone male member - a simpering dandy known as Playboy - they know this is their opportunity to bring the whole enterprise down. So Playboy is shipped off to the most secure prison in the nation for safekeeping. But, of course, no prison is unreachable for the Butterfly Gang, and it takes barely a heartbeat for things to go wrong. Eager to earn the favor of the powerful gang, the prisoners start a riot with rival factions struggling to be the one to silence Playboy before he has the chance to speak with a small squad of police trapped inside, trying desperately to save both his life and their own. (Fantastic Fest)
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I wasn't that impressed by this anticipated Cambodian prison carnage. The comparison with The Raid is completely out of place. Cambodia has a lot to catch up not only with the art, but also with the acting, editing, cinematography and the action itself. At times it comes across as a bit cheesy, but given the country the film comes from I can't be too surprised, though there's definitely a big effort to be seen. The action is varied and pleasingly unedited and the camera has a decent shot at times, the choreography is not bad, mixing in various martial arts elements and the performers themselves are no doubt mastering something, but sadly the fights lack verve, punch and proper sound design. The ending is usually very fast, the lack of broken limbs and the minimum of brutality (they cut each other with machetes and no blood spurts, that’s weird). The only impressive fight is a katana duel of a woman with a black man, but it ends before we get into the fight, which I rather regretted. As a martial arts fan, I'm definitely glad for this entry, but I couldn't enjoy the fights as much as I have in other similar films. Still, the film is worth watching. I have higher hopes for Hanuman. 65%
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