Ong-bak

"No computer graphics. No stunt doubles. No wires."

Feb 11 2005 R 1h 48m
Action, Crime, Thriller

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

Official Trailer
Plot

Booting lives in a small and peaceful village. One day a sacred Buddha statuette called Ong Bak is stolen from the village by an immoral businessman. It soon becomes the task of a voluntary young man, Boonting (Phanom Yeeram), to track down the thief in Bangkok and reclaim the religious treasure. Along the way, Boonting uses his astonishing athleticism and traditional Muay Thai skills to combat his adversaries.

Written by

Panna Rittikrai, Prachya Pinkaew, Suphachai Sittiaumponpan

Directed by

Prachya Pinkaew

Cast

Tony Jaa, Phetthai Vongkumlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol

Crew

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Production Countries

Thailand

Production Companies

Sahamongkolfilm, Baa-Ram-Ewe

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations total

Trailers
Ong Bak (2003) trailer
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Scores
# of Votes
79,601
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA