Edge of the World (2021)
Ratings:
5.4 (TMDb)
Released:
2021-08-27
Runtime:
1h 41m
Genres:
Drama, Adventure, History
Countries:
China, Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Director:
Michael Haussman
Actors:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Josie Ho, Dominic Monaghan, Hannah New, Ralph Ineson, Bront Palarae, Shaheizy Sam, Rahim Razali
Synopsis
Sarawak, in the northeast of the island of Borneo, 1839. Almost by chance, the British adventurer James Brooke is appointed rajah by the Sultan of Brunei, and as an independent ruler he embarks on a personal crusade to eradicate piracy, slavery and headhunting, while trying to curb the malevolent expansionist ambitions of the British Empire.