, ▁that ▁Mar vin ▁is ▁in ▁Camb odia , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁cas ino ▁scheme . ▁The ▁roads ▁are ▁not ▁safe ▁so ▁a ▁guide ▁takes ▁Jimmy ▁by ▁back ▁trail ▁to ▁Ph nom ▁Pen h . ▁There , ▁he ▁h ires ▁a ▁cy clo ▁driver ▁named ▁S ok , ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁destination , ▁a ▁run - down ▁bar ▁and ▁hotel ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁French man ▁named ▁Em ile . ▁ ▁He ▁lear ns ▁to ▁trust ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁S ok ▁when ▁attempting ▁to ▁make ▁contact ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁unsafe ▁places ▁and ▁people . ▁He ▁meets ▁an ▁N GO ▁worker ▁named ▁Soph ie ▁and ▁d ab bles ▁in ▁rom ance ▁with ▁her ▁while ▁att ending ▁a ▁ra ve ▁party ▁at ▁an ▁ancient ▁temple . ▁ ▁Mar vin ▁turns ▁up , ▁but ▁the ▁sc am ▁he ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁put ▁together ▁– ▁involving ▁cor rupt ▁Camb od ian ▁government ▁officials , ▁high - ran king ▁military ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁ma f ia ▁– ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁ris ky ▁and ▁dangerous ▁than ▁was ▁anticip ated . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Matt ▁D illon ▁as ▁Jimmy ▁ ▁James ▁Ca an ▁as ▁Mar vin ▁ ▁St ellan ▁Sk ars g år d ▁as ▁Joseph ▁Kas par ▁ ▁Nat as cha ▁Mc El h one ▁as ▁Soph ie ▁ ▁G ér ard ▁Dep ard ieu ▁as ▁Em ile ▁ ▁K em ▁S ere y v uth ▁as ▁S ok ▁ ▁Rose ▁By r ne ▁as ▁Sab r ina ▁ ▁K yo za ▁as