Southeast Asia is home to a robust internet and telephone scam network, and The Red Line (now on Netflix) uses that real-life context as the basis for suspenseful drama. Thai director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri – who skewered upper-class foodie/chef culture in 2023 Netflix movie Hunger – sets this story primarily in Phuket, where three women, angry at being duped out of their savings, take things into their own hands when authorities tell them there isn’t much to be done about this particular crime, which often transcends international boundaries. The question here is whether the film is good enough so you movie-watchers at home out there don’t feel duped out of your time.
THE RED LINE: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
The Gist: “Just accept it.” That’s what a cop tells Orn (Nittha Jirayungyurn) after scam artists posing as police bilk her out of 500,000 baht (about 15,000 American dollars). Authorities insist
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