
Dang Bireley’s and Young Gangsters (1997)
Nonzee recreates the life of a notorious late-1950s gangster. Dang Bireley’s had Elvis and James Dean fixations and lived predictably fast and died predictably young. He first killed a man at the age of 13, and became famous in Phra Nakorn as a Chinese protection racketeer from the age of 18. Everything swung his way until one of Thailand’s many coups d’etat imposed martial law and drove the city’s gangsters up-country. Dang and his loyal cohort Piak had little trouble facing down the local hicks, but bristled when forced to operate a long side their arch-enemy Pu, known as Bottle-Bomb.
Director: Nonzee Nimibutr
Actors: Apichart Chusakul, Attaporn Teemakorn, Champagne X, Chartchai Ngamsan, Jesdaporn Pholdee, Noppachai Muttaweevong, Supakorn Kitsuwon
Country: Thailand

