River Pirates



The River Pirates are minor antagonist of the 2008 film Rambo. They are a gang of Burmese pirates known for looting boats and raping women.

Role
As John Rambo was paid to transport several American missionaries through the riverbanks, the river pirates turn on their boat's floodlights and speeds towards them. Rambo tells the missionaries not to look them in the eye, but the pirates responded by shooting into the water. As such, Rambo is forced to stop the boat and the pirates drop their anchor onto Rambo's boat.

The pirate captain pulls a gun and asks what they are doing, to which Rambo responds that they are bringing medicine to the sick in Burma. Rambo initially attempts to pay the pirates by offering them supplies from his boat in exchange for safe passage, but the pirate captain noticed one of the missionaries named Sarah Miller and demanded her to be brought over to him. Rambo tried to negotiate for Sarah's safety, being aware that the pirates would rape her to death for fun, but the pirate captain refuses and orders Sarah to come over to him. Having no choice, Rambo is forced to pull out a pistol to shoot all the pirates to their deaths, shocking the missionaries.

After dropping the missionaries in Burma, Rambo returns to the abandoned pirate boat, where he uses gasoline to burn it down to erase any evidence.