2003
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Martial Arts
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Thailand
The head of the Buddha statue, Ong Bak, is stolen from a poor, remote village in Thailand. The village is aggrieved and disconsolate with the theft. Local country boy Ting (Tony Jaa) volunteers to travel to the big city of Bangkok to retrieve the sacred object.
The monks who raised Ting taught him the Thai martial art Muay Thai.
In Bangkok, Ting meets up with Humlae (Petchtai Wongkamlao), a fellow villager who left the village for city life long ago. Ting tries to enlist Humlae’s help in tracking down the head of Ong Bak. The two team up, after awhile, and get sucked into the violent world of club fighting, ruled by a wheelchair-bound man, who speaks with the aid of a microphone positioned at his throat.
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Director :
Prachya Pinkaew
Cast :
Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai, Wannakit Sirioput