Raging Phoenix

The plot for “Raging Phoenix” is as superfluous as they come – neglected rich girl Deu (Yanin) spends her time playing (badly, I might add) drums for a pop band, when she’s nearly abducted one day while trying to drink herself to death thanks to an ex-boyfriend. As luck would have it, Deu is saved by Sanim (Kazu Patrick Tang), who happens to be hanging around when the bad guys come for our heroine. Sanim whisks her off, battling guys in pogo shoes outfitted with blades along the way. He takes her back home, or what passes for home, where Deu meets his two inebriated comrades. Sanim, you see, didn’t stumble across Deu by accident; he, along with his buds, have been tracking a kidnapping ring snatching up Thai girls for nefarious purposes for some time, and was on a stake-out when Deu stumbled into their business.

Jeeja Yanin (aka Jija Yanin) made a big impression in her debut martial arts film and it’s no surprise to see that she is back for a second starring role. This time the taekwondo-trained actress is dropping the autism act from her debut and reportedly will be incorporating a bit of romance and some form of hip-hop dancing into her screen fighting performance in RAGING PHOENIX.

director: Rashane Limtrakul / Sompope
screenplay : Vejchapipat
CAST:
Jeeja Yanin … Deu
Kazu Patrick Tang … Sanim