Ong Bak – The Thai Warrior is a Thai-language martial arts drama film. Directed by Tony Jaa, the plot follows a young villager’s calm life turning into turmoil when a Buddha statue gets stolen from ...

In a poor Thai village, the sacred statue of Ong-Bak watches over its inhabitants, who feel safe and secure in its presence. When a former villager steals the statue's head to sell it to the ...

If the stories are true — and only a scene or two in Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior made me question their authenticity — Tony Jaa is not human. The stories are that Jaa performed his amazing string of ...

If you want to know what Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is all about, it’s pretty easy to sum up. It starts with a big fight, as a group of local villagers plays capture-the-flag in the branches of a large ...

Seeing "Ong-Bak: Thai Warrior" was like I died and went to Muay Thai Heaven, if there is such a place. Director Prachya Pinkaew really knows how to keep the action coming. This film is packed with ...

NEW YORK — Magnolia Pictures has nabbed U.S. rights from Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp to high-kicking martial arts actioner “Ong-Bak: Thai Warrior,” a major domestic hit that has begun to make its mark in ...

One of the most enjoyable action films I’ve seen in a while, this low-budget adventure from Thailand is being positioned as the international crossover for martial artist Tony Jaa. As a screen ...

Prachya Pinkaew’s thriller film Ong-Bak (2003) follows the legendary Thai martial arts warrior Muay Thai as he embarks on the quest to restore the revered statue Ong-Bak stolen from Bangkok. Here’s ...

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