Ong Bak: The Beginning

Muay Thai martial arts master Tony Jaa returns to deliver a bone-breaking barrage of knees and elbows in this action opus that finds the star not only delivering blows in front of the camera, but calling the shots behind it as well. Despite the title's indication of this film as a sequel to 2003's ONG BAK - THE THAI WARRIOR, this movie has no narrative connection to the events of the earlier work, despite the fact that both films star Jaa. Tian (Jaa) is the heir of a noble dynasty in ancient Thailand. When his father, Lord Sihadecho is killed, TianÆs family falls from grace and he eventually ends up being subject to the slave traders responsible for his parentÆs death. Tian endures long and inhuman torture until he is miraculously rescued by a group of guerrilla pirates. The roguesÆ chief, Cher Nung, a martial arts master, immediately spots TianÆs immense potential, and so decides to train him and transform him into a deadly machine. With his newly acquired lethal skills, Tian embarks on a journey of vengeance to find and eliminate his fatherÆs assassins.