Revenge is a dish best served cold, as they say. Xavier Gens’ new action epic Mayhem! is actually titled Farang in its own language, which in Thai refers to someone who is of Western ancestry. This can be said about the film's lead character; Samir, played with a ferocious intensity by the dashing Nassim Lyes. Samir is a French ex-convict who is out for blood after the mob tracks him down and wreaks havoc on his now-peaceful existence. Mayhem! just screened at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles to a crowd that was cacophonous with shrieks and applause as Samir fistfights his way through an endless stream of villains.
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