Dangerous Years (1996 film)

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Dangerous Years (Thai: เด็กเสเพล, or Dek seple) is a 1996 Thai drama film directed by Nopphorn Wathin. Based upon a novel by Chatchai Wiset Suvarnabhumi that was originally adapted for the big screen in 1960, the film follows a displaced teen who enters a life of crime. It was remade into a television series of the same name in 2020.[1][2] At a border village, there is an outbreak of violence between the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the communist movement. During the conflict, Sak's wife and daughter are killed. However, unknowingly to him, his son is able to escape. Given the name Tin, Sak's son is raised in poverty and becomes part of a gang of thieves. One day, Tin assaults a woman and steals her handbag, unaware that the bag contains evidence of a conspiracy involving high-ranking officials and dangerous criminals. As Tin delves deeper into the mystery, he becomes entangled in a web of corruption and danger, fighting for his survival and seeking justice for his family.