Ong Bak 2: The Beginning
| Ong Bak 2: The Beginning | |
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Thai Poster
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| Directed by |
Tony Jaa Panna Rittikrai |
| Produced by |
Prachya Pinkaew Tony Jaa Panna Rittikrai Akarapol Techaratanaprasert |
| Written by | Ek Iemchuen Nonthakorn Thaweesuk Tony Jaa Panna Rittikrai |
| Starring | Tony Jaa/nur |
| Music by | Terdsak Janpan |
| Cinematography | Nattawut Kittikhun |
| Edited by | Nonthakorn Thaweesuk Saravut Nakajud |
| Distributed by | Sahamongkol Film International |
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Release date
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December 4, 2008 |
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Running time
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98 minutes |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Budget | $8,000,000 |
| Box office | $8,936,663 |
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (องค์บาก 2) is a 2008 Thai martial arts film co-directed by and starring Tony Jaa. It is a follow-up to Jaa's 2003 breakout film Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior. Initially claimed to be a sequel to Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, Ong Bak 2 was then announced to be a prequel to its predecessor. Unlike its predecessor however, which had a contemporary and realistic setting, Ong Bak 2 is actually set in 15th century Thailand and as such, could be described as a historical epic with elements of fantasy combined, and has nothing to do with the original Ong-Bak. Ong Bak 2 also has nothing to do with Jaa's 2005 film Tom-Yum-Goong, which was sometimes incorrectly labelled Ong Bak 2 in the West, as well as The Protector and The Warrior King. Tom-Yum-Goong had a contemporary setting similar to Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, although it too had different characters and plot. Jaa's films had yet to tie into each other, although Jaa had claimed they would do so with the release of Ong Bak 3 in 2010, which they did. As well as the different historical setting to Jaa's previous films, Ong Bak 2 has taken a notably grittier and bloodier direction.
The plot of Ong Bak 2 revolves around Tien (Jaa), the son of Lord Sihadecho, a murdered nobleman in old Siam. As a spirited and unyielding youth, Tien resists savage slave traders and, moments from death, is rescued by a man known as Chernang. Chernang is a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Khrut, a group of bandits, and Chernang realizes unsurpassed physical potential in the young Tien and takes Tien under his wing. The Pha Beek Khrut are a group of expert martial artists specialising in combat styles from all over Asia, and Tien is trained to unify these different fighting systems, and grows into the most dangerous man alive. As Tien becomes a young man he goes on a lone mission of vengeance against the vicious slave traders who enslaved him as a youth, and also the treacherous warlord, Lord Rajasena, who murdered his mother, had his father killed, and has an entire army protecting him.
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