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Rambo (2008)

Where Rambo says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The war is in Burma, but the cameras were in Thailand, Mexico and the United States.

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Scenes and places

Burmese soldiers sweep a Karen area (2007)

Major Pa Tee Tint leads Burmese Army forces through a campaign of fear during the Saffron Revolution. His soldiers pillage settlements and slaughter civilians. This sets up the danger every other character will walk into.

Set in Karen area, Burma — The Burmese army campaign of fear against Karen villagers that opens the film.

The Karen people live in eastern Myanmar along the Thai border; the film places its story in their region.

The boat offer in Thailand (2007)

Rambo lives quietly in Thailand, catching snakes and ferrying passengers. A group of missionary doctors asks him to take them up the Salween River into Burma. He refuses several times until Sarah talks him into it.

Set in Rambo's home and boat dock, Thailand — Where Rambo works as a snake catcher and ferryman and is asked to carry missionaries upriver.

A river-edge home in Thailand near the Burmese border.

Pirates on the Salween River (2007)

The boat heading upriver is stopped by pirates who demand Sarah as the price of passage. Rambo kills them, shocking the group. This is the first time the missionaries see what he is.

Set in Salween River — The river route into Burma where pirates stop the boat.

The Salween is a long river that runs from Tibet through China and Myanmar, partly forming the Thai border.

The missionaries' village is raided (2007)

Rambo drops the missionaries at their destination and leaves. Soon after they arrive, Tint's forces raze the village and capture Sarah, Michael and other survivors.

Set in Karen village, Burma — The village where the missionaries are dropped off, soon raided.

A Karen village in Burma, per the plot summary.

Hiring the mercenaries (2007)

Back in Thailand, Rambo is hired to ferry mercenaries on a rescue mission for the missing missionaries. He takes them to the drop-off point and offers to help. Their leader, Lewis, turns him down.

Set in Rambo's home, Thailand — Back in Thailand, Rambo is asked to take mercenaries to the drop-off point.

The same Thai river base as the first offer.

The minefield (2007)

Guided by the Karen rebel Myint, the mercenaries reach the ruined village. Tint's soldiers force prisoners to cross a minefield for sport. Rambo arrives and kills the soldiers with his bow, then joins the team.

Set in Ruined Karen village, Burma — The razed village where soldiers force prisoners across a minefield.

A village in the Burmese jungle near mined ground.

Rescue at Tint's camp (2007)

Rambo and the mercenaries move on Tint's camp at night. They have 15 minutes to rescue the surviving prisoners.

Set in Tint's camp, Burma — The army camp where surviving prisoners are held.

A fortified Burmese Army camp in the film.

Rambo's Arizona roots (2007)

Rambo says early on that he comes from Arizona and that his father may still be there. The film comes back to this at its close.

Set in Bowie, Arizona — Rambo's hometown, named in the plot summary and in his own line about where he is from. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Bowie is a small community in Cochise County in southeast Arizona.

Filmed at Chiang Mai, Thailand (city centre, reference point) — Principal photography (scene not specified) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

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