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Ong Bak

Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: February 11, 2005

Summary: One dark night, a former native of a rural Thai village, has his men steal the head of the town's Ong Bak (Buddha statue) to win favor with a ruthless crime boss. The locals regard the theft as a catastrophe, and seek a champion to retrieve their lost treasure. They find their man in Ting (Tony Jaa), an orphaned youngster raised at the local temple in an ancient system of Muay Thai: Nine Body Weapons. [Magnolia Pictures]

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Runtime:	105 min
Rating:	Rated R for sequences of strong violence, language, some drug use and sexuality.
Production:	Baa-Ram-Ewe
Genres:	Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime
Country:	Thailand
Languages:	English, Thai
Home Release Date:	Aug 30, 2005

Director	Credit
Prachya Pinkaew	Director

Writer	Credit
Panna Rittikrai	Writer
Prachya Pinkaew	Writer
Suphachai Sittiaumponpan	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Petchtai Wongkamlao	Humlae/Dirty Balls/George
Tony Jaa	Ting

Cast	Credit
Arirat Ratanakaitkosol	Tang On
Boonsri Yindee	Yai Hom
Chatthapong Pantanaunkul	Saming
Cheathavuth Watcharakhun	Peng
Chumphorn Thepphithak	Uncle Mao
Nudhapol Asavabhakhin	Toshiro
Pornpimol Chookanthong	Mae Waan
Pumwaree Yodkamol	Muay Lek
Rungrawee Barijindakul	Ngek
Suchao Pongwilai	Komtuan
Udom Chouncheun	Ta Meun
Wannakit Sirioput	Don
Woravit Tanochitsirikul	Sia Pao

Producer	Credit
Darin Vosbein	Assistant Line Producer
Luc Besson	Executive Producer
Mehdi Sayah	Assistant Producer
Prachya Pinkaew	Producer
Sita Vosbein	Line Producer
Somsak Jiewsuwan	Associate Producer
Somsak Techaratanaprasert	Executive Producer
Sukanya Vongsthapat	Producer
Warinya Ratipakorn	Assistant Line Producer