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Salween (1998)

Salween poster
Original title
มือปืน 2 สาละวิน
Directed by
Chatrichalerm Yugala
Genre
action film
Country
Thailand
Runtime
2h 09m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young police lieutenant is assigned to a dangerous post on the Thai-Myanmar border along the Salween River. He navigates a lawless town filled with crime and conflict.

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What happens

Salween (Thai: มือปืน 2 สาละวิน, RTGS: Muepuen 2 Salawin) is a 1993 Thai action-drama film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol and starring Sorapong Chatree and Chatchai Plengpanich. Sombat Metanee's son, Siricoup Metanee, also stars as a young police lieutenant, newly arrived at a rough-and-tumble post in a Thai-Myanmar border town on the Salween River. The screenplay is co-written by Chatrichalerm and Stirling Silliphant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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