Tom-Yum-Goong (2005)

Original title

ต้มยำกุ้ง

Directed by

Prachya Pinkaew

Genre

action film, martial arts film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 946 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fighter from Thailand travels to Australia to rescue his beloved elephant that was stolen by criminals. He uses his martial arts skills to fight through a criminal network.

intenseadrenaline-fueledbrutalfast-pacedvisceralgrittyrelentlessmelodramatic

What happens

Tom-Yum-Goong (Thai: ต้มยำกุ้ง, IPA: [tôm jam kûŋ]) is a 2005 Thai martial arts film directed by Prachya Pinkaew and stars Tony Jaa in the lead role. Pinkaew also directed Jaa's prior breakout film Ong-Bak. As with Ong-Bak, the fights were choreographed by Jaa and his mentor Panna Rittikrai. The film was distributed as Warrior King in the United Kingdom, as The Protector in the United States, as Thai Dragon in Spain, as Revenge of the Warrior in Germany, and as Honor of the Dragon in Russia and CIS countries. In India, it was named as Haathi Mere Saathi from a name of another Bollywood film starring Rajesh Khanna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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