The Protector

2005 Action/Adventure

On the eve of presenting a pair of prized elephants to the King of Thailand, a young martial arts expert and his father are shocked to discover that the beloved creatures were stolen by an international mafia syndicate, and now the determined fighter must travel to Australia to get his animals back in this adventure from the team behind the international action hit Ong Bak. To Kham (Tony Jaa) and his father, the elephants that they were about to present to the King of Thailand were not simply pets, but members of the family as well. When Kham learns that the criminals who stole his elephants have taken them back to their home base in Australia, the fearsome fighter vows to brave the strange new land and bring his animals back safely no matter what the cost. Upon arriving in Australia, Kham enlists the aid of Thai Police Sergeant Mark (Petchthai Wongkamlao) and pretty slave Pla (Bongkuch Kongmaili) in taking on down notorious crime boss Madame Rose (Jing Xing) and locating the animals he loves before it's too late. more..

Director: Prachya Pinkaew

Starring: Tony Jaa,Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Jin Xing, Nathan B. Jones

Reviews

  • The Protector is about 84 minutes long, and only four of those minutes are devoted to plot.

    Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe

    20 January 2013

  • The Protector supersizes the formula of "Ong Bak."

    - The New York Times

    20 January 2013

  • It's silly, at times laughable, sure, but Jaa has a reckless, bone-cracking grace that transcends the film's triviality.

    - Entertainment Weekly

    20 January 2013

  • Lives up to Tarantino's imprimatur, both in its cheesy grind house aesthetic and its occasional forays into brilliant, bravura filmmaking.

    Ann Hornaday - The Washington Post

    20 January 2013

  • It's little more than a disjointed succession of kick-ass action scenes.

    Maitland McDonagh - TV Guide

    20 January 2013

Awards

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