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agents. Deaw storms through the militia camp, but the nuclear missile is launched by a man left behind. In desperation, he destroys the camp's three laptops, sending the missile off course and crashing into the waters of the Gulf of Thailand, south of Bangkok. He then discovers that the militia has rigged time bombs to destroy the village in less than five minutes. With the help of the special forces, Deaw gets the athletes and surviving villagers to evacuate before the entire village goes up in flames but then as the deadline approaches he goes back to try and rescue Tup.
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inspires the athletes and villagers to rise up and battle their captives. Unarmed, they attack the heavily armed soldiers and get some revenge for those murdered by them. General Yang is once again apprehended after the militia leader is killed and his escorts are gunned down by special forces
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All is going well when suddenly, an armed militia invades the village, killing a number of people and holding the rest hostage. The militia demands the release of General Yang within 24 hours in exchange for the lives of the surviving villagers; failure to comply will result in the militia
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gave the film two out of five stars, commenting that "it repeats the more irksome flaws of Ong-Bak, offering a naive brand of nationalism, somewhere on the border between the annoyingly cloying, the unintentionally hilarious and the downright xenophobic." John A. Nesbit of
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gave the film four out of five stars, saying, "So it's a little quaint and corny when compared to the American action flicks, but it's also got a whole lot of energy, more than enough action, and some truly staggering stunt work. Fun, crazy stuff all the way."
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Thai special forces troops within the premises, resulting in more villagers being executed and the deadline shortened to 8:00 a.m. the next day. While infiltrating the militia's camp, Deaw discovers that they will fire a nuclear missile toward
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has received mixed reviews in America. Beyond Hollywood gave the film a positive review, calling it "90-odd minutes of random over-the-top action shot to a throbbing techno soundtrack. It’s not
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The next morning, General Yang is released from prison and airlifted toward Pha-thong Village. As the army helicopters arrive and the militia escorts the drug lord, a radio broadcast of the
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once General Yang is released and then blow up the village after they escape. Before he can act, he is captured and thrown in with the rest of the villagers.
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champion Nui, to a charity event sponsored by the country's Sports Authority to distribute relief goods to Pha-thong Village, located near the Thai/
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undercover cops Deaw and Puntakarn participate in a sting operation to apprehend the drug lord General Yang and shut down his cartel in the
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border. Deaw and Nui, along with other athletes representing their respective sports, arrive at the village and entertain the locals.
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pyrotechnics on steroids in perpetual action sequences that appear ripped off from video games."
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and Muay Thai (by a young female National Muay Thai Junior Champion and an elderly man).
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Behind-the-scenes shots of some of the many dangerous stunts play during the credits.
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attempt at liberating the village fails when the militia's surveillance cameras spot
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anchors Nilawan Thonglai and Apisamai Srirangson appear as themselves.
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broadcasting the slaughter of all of the villagers to the World. The
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Hoping to relieve the pain of his loss, Deaw accompanies his sister,
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were Thai national athletes. The film is a remake of Rittikrai's
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gave the film a D+, calling it "little more than Thai flavored
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Index

Kerd ma lui

Panna Rittikrai
Born to Fight
Prachya Pinkaew
Dan Chupong
Piyapong Piew-on
Somluck Kamsing
Kessarin Ektawatkul
Sahamongkol Film International
Thai
Thai
2004
Thai
action film
Panna Rittikrai
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
1984 film of the same title
Royal Thai Police
Chonburi Province
taekwondo
Burmese
Prime Minister's
Task Force 90
Bangkok
Thai National Anthem
Dan Chupong
Piyapong Piew-on
Somluck Kamsing
Suebsak Pansueb

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