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Recognised instantly by many thanks to Ong-bak, director Prachya Pinkaew is a name to watch in the future if his first English-language flick in Elephant White is anything to go by. Here, Blood Diamond’s Djimon Hounsou tackles the role of mercenary Curtie Church who’s hired to eliminate a notorious Thai sex-trafficking ring by a man whose daughter felt the wrath of the gang. Enter the one and only Kevin Bacon: playing ruthless weapons dealer Jimmy the Brit, he and Curtie make for one formidable duo. Soon, Church finds himself embroiled in the Thai sex-trafficking industry more than he’d like and these fears are heightened further as it gradually unfolds that there’s more to the man that hired him that meets the eye (surprise, surprise). Using the same bone-crunching film techniques that signaled his arrival as a director with Ong-bak, you can rely on Elephant White to see you having your Bacon and eating it too. Goody!

In-store: 192011

Rating: MA15+

Stars: Kevin Bacon, Djimon Hounsou, Ron Smoorenburg

Videology: Kevin Bacon’s father is the seventh cousin of President Richard Nixon.

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