Upon arriving in Bangkok with a bagful of money donated by his village, Ting meets up with his cousin Humlae, who has dyed his hair blond and begun calling himself 'George'. His only lead is Don, a drug dealer who attempted to buy the statue one day earlier. Ting, a villager extremely skilled in Muay Thai, volunteers to travel to Bangkok to recover the stolen head of Ong-Bak. The village falls in despair after thieves from Bangkok decapitate the statue and take the head with them. In the rural northeastern Thailand village of Ban Nong Pradu lies an ancient Buddha statue named Ong-Bak. Jaa went on to star in Tom-Yum-Goong (called The Protector in the US and Warrior King in the UK) and directed and starred in two prequels to Ong-Bak: Ong-Bak 2 and Ong-Bak 3. Ong-Bak proved to be Jaa's breakout film, with the actor hailed internationally as the next major martial arts star. It was directed by Prachya Pinkaew, featured stunt choreography by Panna Rittikrai and starred Tony Jaa. Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (Thai: องค์บาก, pronounced ), also known in the United States as Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is a 2003 Thai martial arts action film.
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