Edge of the World

Name: Edge of the World
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: June 4, 2021
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Atiqah Hasiholan, Bront Palarae, Dominic Monaghan, Hannah New, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: June 4, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Atiqah Hasiholan, Bront Palarae, Dominic Monaghan, Hannah New, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Josie Ho, Kahar Jimi, Otto Farrant, Peter John, Ralph Ineson, Shaheizy Sam, Wan Hanafi Su

Summary: In 1839, Brooke flees Victorian England to explore Borneo. After a pirate attack, Brooke allies with rival princes to seize a rebel fort. To save prisoners from beheading, Brooke agrees to be crowned Rajah. James begs the Royal Navy for a steamship to fight pirates, but the British want his kingdom as a colony. Makota’s pirates massacreIn 1839, Brooke flees Victorian England to explore Borneo. After a pirate attack, Brooke allies with rival princes to seize a rebel fort. To save prisoners from beheading, Brooke agrees to be crowned Rajah. James begs the Royal Navy for a steamship to fight pirates, but the British want his kingdom as a colony. Makota’s pirates massacre Brooke's capital, leaving James half-dead. To save his people, he must shed Englishness and embrace the jungle: “All of it, the beauty and the blood.”… Expand

Director: Michael Haussman

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Josiah Teal

Jun 14, 2021

Despite pacing issues, the film is a good look at imperialism and the mind of “the white Rajah.” The beautiful locations give the film an ambiance of mystery and adventure. Read full review

Lindsey Bahr

Jun 2, 2021

While it might not knock it out of the park, Edge of the World is still a very solid watch if a little slow-going and might also just inspire you to revisit some of the classics its indebted to which is its own small triumph. Read full review

Michael Nordine

Jun 4, 2021

Where Edge of the World distinguishes itself is in its evocative visuals of Borneo’s unspoiled beauty (courtesy of cinematographer Jaime Feliu-Torres) and the lived-in intensity of Meyers. If the film can’t help but feel like a relic from a bygone era, that’s ultimately part of its appeal. Read full review

The Guardian Phuong Le

Jun 14, 2021

Edge of the World fails to do justice to this fascinating and deeply complex chapter in British colonial history. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jun 3, 2021

Edge of the World plugs its narrative gaps with corn and cliché. Read full review

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clem666

Nov 1, 2022

'Edge of the World' benefits from a entertaining formula. Some shots, especially some at the very beginning of the movie, are marvelous as they show the poetic beauty of a luxuriant nature. The end also sees visually great scenes. Lighting is terrific.
But in between there is not much to be'Edge of the World' benefits from a entertaining formula. Some shots, especially some at the very beginning of the movie, are marvelous as they show the poetic beauty of a luxuriant nature. The end also sees visually great scenes. Lighting is terrific.
But in between there is not much to be remembered. The cast is minimal, with less than three meaningful main characters. Some of them aren't even introduced, as Madame Lin. The plot is set really quickly with very few informative or contextual content, leaving me the impression of a movie full of lore and details. But in the end I can summarize that plot in one word : vengeance. However the danger and the issues are never explained nor showed until the last quarter of the feature where the events are accelerating.
The overall artistic direction of the movie tried something that leaves a taste of unstructered efforts. It goes the same for the staging and the scenaristic choices. The narration from the first-person is questionnable and to me brought more questions than answers. Many sub-plots are useless and gives this movie nothing more than a messy feeling.
I can't deny the notable yet inconsistent acting skills from Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as Sir James Brooke.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Sep 26, 2021

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True story that tells the alleged idyllic, irenic, paradisiacal relationship of a man, Brooke, with the nature of Borneo and, in general, of humanity with Nature, finally freed from exploitation, parasitism, colonialism: addressed to fans of deep ecology, I wonder if the(Mauro Lanari)
True story that tells the alleged idyllic, irenic, paradisiacal relationship of a man, Brooke, with the nature of Borneo and, in general, of humanity with Nature, finally freed from exploitation, parasitism, colonialism: addressed to fans of deep ecology, I wonder if the director Haussman knows the existence of a colonialism also authorial: was there a need to fill the movie with allusions to Willard and Kurtz?… Expand

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