NONG PRADU VILLAGE
Quiet, please!
The winner this year is young Ting!
Welcome people of Nong Pradu.
Welcome all who come
for the presentation of robes to our revered Ong-Bak.
This ceremony is a prelude...
to the great festival of Ong-Bak...
that will commence here in seven days...
and which is held just once...
every 24 years.
It marks the auspicious completion of two cycles.
- May peace and prosperity reign in our community.
Where's the Buddha amulet?
The bust shows sign of wear, the head's slightly chipped.
Hardly perfect condition
200,000 baht is a good price!
Why won't you sell it?
Name your price!
Don, it's not for sale
I've come all the way from Bangkok
I took time off work
I never told you I'd sell it
I'm keeping it for my son, Humlae
for when he is ordained as a monk
When you decide to sell, call me
Forget it I don't have a telephone
I'll give you my address
When you decide to sell, write me!
Grounded feet!
Crocodile tail!
Elephant face!
Hanuman's ring!
Bolting horse! The ogre's sword!
The fall of Hera!
Soldiers marching! Mad elephant!
Cutting through the enemy!
Avoiding danger!
Dropping your head!
Knight throwing an ax!
Wave smashing the shore!
Meeting a friend!
Knight catching monkeys!
Breaking the joints!
Snake chasing lizard!
Cliff shaking! Sticky water!
Throwing the spear! Breaking the sword!
Raising the body! Horse replacing bird!
I have taught you the art of Muay Thai
Now I ask you never to use it
- Is that clear? - Yes, master
Good
You're wondering why
aren't you?
In his youth, your master learned the ancient art of Muay Thai
under the great master Kru Dam
He was impatient to try out his skills
In a rope fistfight, he killed his opponent
Overcome with guilt, he decided to become a monk
Muay Thai is dangerous
He doesn't want you fooling around with it Is it clear now?
If you're still not convinced
go a few rounds with me, Ting
Uncle!
Huh?
Hey, you vandals! What are you doing?
Move it!
That scumbag Don
severed the head of Ong-Bak!
He also stole the poor box, master.
Don is a bastard!
If we can't recover Ong-Bak's head...
our village is doomed!
Calm down.
We'll find a way
to bring the Buddha's head back before the great ceremony.
But who will bring it back?
I'll bring it back!
I know where Don lives
The fate of the whole village
lies in your hands
This sacred amulet contains Ninpat herbs
My grandfather told me it belonged to Kru Dam
Keep it close to your heart
Here's Don's address
And please give this letter to Humlae
Ting...
be sure to bring Ong-Bak safely home to our village
Here's some money for food
All our hopes go with you
Mother gave me this before she died
Take care of Grandmother
Everybody...
give what you can
For the journey
BANGKOK
Shit, I lost!
Come here!
Who'd you pick to race? We lost by miles
It was a fair race Win some, lose some
You're being a bad loser
You put up a girl against me?
So I'm a girl So what?
Do you know who you're talking to?
Shame you don't race as fast as you talk
Screw you!
- Here's 10,000 The rest's security on your debts
I pay you interest every month and it's not due yet
Give me some so I can bet
- Take it or leave it - I guess it's better than nothing
Hey, give me those
You got cash You can leave the tabs for my boys
You guys can score what you need anytime, anywhere
why you wanna take mine?
It's too strong for these pussies, anyway
Hand it over, okay?
Shithead!
There you are at last, George.
Where's my share? Quick! I'm in a hurry
That asshole Peng got wise to our scam
He kept all the money
What? If this is a joke it's not funny!
Look! Check out my face!
You think I did that myself?
Hands off, I just got beat up!
Your bad luck How could he tell?
Forget it You got 200 baht?
Hold on! Pay up first, borrow later!
You always take your share of the dough
but never your share of the beatings
You're the one who messed up
I messed up, smarty-pants?
Peng has given me three days to pay up...
or he'll come after me.
Humlae!
It is you, isn't it?
Greetings!
Is he a friend of yours?
What do you mean? He's talking to you
You know this hillbilly?
Don't you remember me? Ting from Nong Pradu
Yeah, right I don't know you
Got that, sucker?
I remember you You're Humlae
What kind of a name is that? Dumbest name I ever heard
Clear out before I kick your ass!
Go easy, Humlae-
George, I mean!
You are such a pain in the ass, sister!
Get out of here!
- What was the name of your village? - Nong Pradu
Right, I'll leave the Nong Pradu boys to it
You must have lots to talk about
He shows up and you take off
Go then! But leave me some dough
Buy yourself a Band-Aid!
See ya, Humlae
As for you, country boy, go back where you came from!
Humlae, your dad gave me a letter for you
I don't know you Scram!
This is my room Forget about earlier
Close the door or it'll be swarming with mosquitoes
I was out of line Sorry
You know, our village is in big trouble
Don and his men stole Ong-Bak's head
Your dad told me to come and find you
so we could get it back
- I have Don's address here - Save it for later
Here, dump your gear and go take a shower Go on!
Come on, it'll do you good Through here
- Then can we- - Later! Here's a towel
I'll even turn on the light for you!
Soap's on the left, toothpaste on the right.
And don'tjerk off all over the floor.
Hi, is that you, Muay?
Meet me at the Khaosan Road Fight club.
Still time to place a bet on Ali?
All of it
Where's the amulet?
Their pigheaded chief refused to sell
So I took Ong-Bak's head instead, boss
He's the village deity, boss They revere him
You wasted your time
It's a lousy lump of stone
You're such a jerk
Get this rock out of my sight
before I really get mad!
Your boys keep letting you down, huh?
And now Pearl Harbour's
going to get the kamikaze treatment from my boy Ali
You seem very sure of that
If you think your guy can win it, up the stakes
I have no limit
Call me whenever, babe
Next fight, if you're still game
Maybe you'd like to up the stakes
The winner, Pearl Harbour
Bastard!
Pearl have won three men
- Shit! Who wants to be next?
- Where's the villagers' money? - What?
- Where's the money? - How should I know?
There!
Ah!
New challenger
Come on, lay your bets! 3 to 1
What's country boy think he's doing?
Yup, we can wave good-bye to Ting
I'll give you 10 to 1
but perhaps you'd better not risk it
Okay, let's up the ante to one million
I'm in
I don't want to fight I just want my cash
No sweat, kid, leave it to me
Fight!
We've got a new champion tonight-
- What's your name? - Ting from Nong Pradu
Ting, the Pradu Legend!
Prize for the winner!
No, I just want my money back
What an idiot!
Why didn't you take the dough, lunkhead?
If you want to fight again, let me know
You're good, you can beat anyone
I see us getting very rich
I don't box for money
What got into you, stealing the villagers' money?
Not stealing, investing
When we're rich, I'll help you find Ong-Bak
- Really? - You bet
Here's Don's address Can you take me?
Hold on to it, I'll take you later
Meantime, lend me some!
I'll pay you back when I win Then I'll take you
Trust me!
Okay, get lost! I asked you nicely, damn it!
About the loan you asked for to set up a business...
I can't help you...
because of the drought in the village.
Worse than that, Don stole Ong-Bak's head.
I want you to help Ting to get it back...
to change our fortune.
Numskulls!
The well's nearly dry What will we do for water?
Please, God, help them find Ong-Bak
How's business?
You got your losing face on?
- Hi, Lao - Hi, George
Where you been all this time?
- Working with friends - I'm short of staff Can you help out?
- Sorry, I'm busy - Get round here
- Another time. - Now!
Move it!
That's better
Get lost, you can't deal
Sir, at your age
you should be home looking after the kids
- What are you staring at, asshole? - Get out
And get the dye out of your hair Don't copy off me
Let's see your money
If you lose don't blame me
Double nine!
Deal me in
- You got money? - 3,000 baht Enough for you?
Let her play, if she wants to lose We'll clean her out
Double eight!
Rake in the dough, George.
Wait! I have double nine Pay up
- The house has a six. Shit. - I have a nine
- Triple eight! - Nine points for me
What's happening with the cards?
She's on a hot streak
Shejust got lucky, that's all, boss.
I got a nine!
- Eight points again! - Nine points again!
Fuck!
I win again Pay up
Eight for me!
Nine for me again! You lose!
Leave your cards on the table
I want to see if the chick's cheating
She got nine points 15 times
and I lost every round! If you get a nine this time
it means you're definitely cheating
you little devil!
Let's see
I've got eight again!
If you get nine points, you'd better watch out
Y'see, boss, she got four points.
- Look! - I don't believe it
She has hidden cards I'll search her
Calm down. I'll handle it.
Frisk her, George
- You hiding cards? - No way
- Let's see - Where? I've no pockets
- I'll find 'em - It's okay
C'mon, sweets, get lost!
- No! Frisk her all over - I have Go on, scram!
And don't let me see here you again!
You're wasting our valuable time
Okay, let's fleece these suckers
There's nobody left to fleece!
- She cleaned them out - Don't blame me
8,000 in all. 3,000 for you, for college...
- What? Only 3,000? - You don't need more
- Why's that all I get? - Take it and don't spend it all
- Give me 4,000 - No! 3,000's fine
- That won't pay my college fees - Hey!
- You in the money? - Not that shithead again
- Give me that - It's mine!
It's a loan I'll pay you back
What a coincidence I was on my way over
- Hey, that's mine! - What?
There's 8,000 The rest later
Don't look so sour-faced
Screw the rest of the money
You two ripped me off I hate that
Get up!
I can't fight all of you!
I'm not fighting
Rip me off, would you?
Who are you?
Stay out of this, dipshit!
I'll get you for this
I owe you one, Ting
I'll take you to find Ong-Bak
Will you box for me just once more?
Listen to me!
You saw the trouble I was in
If I don't pay up, I'm dead
Help me Fight once more Last time Please-
Lay off him
So don't help me! Screw your stupid village
Sending one guy against a whole gang...
to recover Ong-Bak?
Crazy! If Ong-Bak's so great, why's he headless?
He's just a bit of rock!
Ting! What are you doing?
- You're cousins, cut it out! - He hit me!
Forget it Look who's come for you!
Peng!
One beating not enough?
You're a glutton for punishment
I get the picture
Listen, George...
you know what you have to do, right?
Muay, you know what you have to do
fend for yourself
Wait for me!
Get 'em!
Follow him The rest with me
You!
I'm outta here!
Out of my way!
How does he do that?
This is not my lucky day!
Pass me your knife Quick!
I'll skin you alive!
Knives for sale!
Catch them and kill them!
Hey! Hey!
Wait for me! Hey, help me!
No! You're scum, just like Don
I know where to find him I'll take you there
I know his hangouts
Who? Anyone? Come on! Come on!
Hey you! You!
- I've seen Don selling drugs here - Who's next?
- If you don't believe me, ask Muay - Hey you! Come on!
- Who's next? You? - Why do you-
You? Hey! Anyone?
- Anyone? - He's here, boss
Who's next? Who's next? You?
If I arrange for the boxer to fight Big Bear
are you in?
Could be What are the stakes?
Come on! You wanna fight?
Hey, you!
Welcome our champion, Ting the Pradu Legend!
Come on! You wanna fight me?
Come on! What are you waiting for? Let's go. I'm here.
What? You scared? Let's go!
Come on! Let's go!
What are you waiting for?
- What's going on? - Big Bear's goading Ting
Come and Fight me! Come on!
Thai boxing's good on stage You should try freestyle
You won't beat me! Thai people are not strong enough.
That's why Thai women come to my country and become hookers
Come on! I'll show you!
Come on! Come on!
Come on!
Come on! Let's get it on!
I'll teach you Muay Thai Come on!
Fuck you!
Come on!
Come on! Come on!
You don't fight me now, this guy will die
- Have you seen Don? - No!
But I see a Thai getting beaten up You're a coward
Come on!
You just going to watch? If you do, he's dead
Come on!
Ting!
Come on! Come on!
Help him or I won't help you find Ong-Bak
You can discuss it later, but that guy needs help now!
- I will kill him! - No
Next fight Big Bear
and Ting, the Pradu Legend!
Come on! 5 to 1!
I'll give you 2 to 1?
Okay, I bet three million
Fight!
Fight me now? Come on! Fuck Muay Thai!
Foot strokes face!
Hanuman visits Lanka
If he wins give me the prize money
I know that!
Way to go! You're the best!
Enough You won't get it back today
The next Fight-
Well done! Muay, where's the moneybag?
- What for? - I'll only bet half of it
- Sure? - Trust me
Another challenger? This time, no odds
Sure, 10 million on the table
No problem
Oh, God! Mad Dog!
Can you take it?
Leave me alone!
Let go of me!
You disappoint me
You're the best, Ting! I told you, Muay
we should have bet it all
Well then? I'm filthy rich!
Muay, pick it up
Let's call it a day now No more
Ting, at this rate, we're gonna make a fortune
- This is so cool. - Don!
The pigs!
Music!
C'mon, get in!
I have to deliver this week.
Tell your guys to box up the goods.
- And no fuckups, okay? - Yes, boss
How do you know the hick?
How are we going to find Don?
Eat first Eat!
Don't worry We'll find him
Around here, everybody knows him Eat up!
Muay, come with me tomorrow
We may have a way to make some cash
I have an exam tomorrow
An exam? You never go to college
Are you screwing the teacher?
Come again?
Just kidding, a little joke
You're a good student Eat!
Thanks for agreeing to help me.
- Forget it - Your dad will be glad
You owe me three months' rent Well?
Give me another three days, okay? I'll have your money then
You always say that I want it today or you're out!
- Take this ring instead - Okay, then
You have another week to pay up
If you don't, you clear out of my apartment
I want you to come home with Ting.
Don't worry about the money...
or about getting ordained.
Just come and visit now and again. I'm thinking of you.
It's not as good as with your ex?
Fuck it!
Don
I won't push your drugs anymore
Why not?
I want to kick it
You want to kick it?
You want to clean up? Come here
Think you can quit just like that?
If you think you can, go ahead
Go right ahead
Who's that?
Ngek! Ngek!
- Where's Ong-Bak? - I don't know.
- You took it - I said I don't know
Ting!
Ngek!
Get that guy!
Call an ambulance now Room 212, someone's dying
Ting, come on! Get in.
Son of a bitch!
Ting!
Brake!
Make sure you check everything's okay.
Above all
don't let anyone you don't know in
The fucker never gives up!
Get in
The police and the National Heritage Department...
have recovered many stolen antiques
hidden at this Chao Praya fish farm.
The horde is said to be priceless...
because each piece is a national treasure.
The National Heritage Department...
is making a catalog for protective conservation.
We will report any developments to this story.
I told you to stay out of trouble
I didn't start it They were looking for Ong-Bak
What is Ong-Bak?
The Buddha's head I brought you
Dumbfuck! You want to ruin me?
I lose a bet for 10 million
and now you screw up my business with some Buddha's head
Don't be so sad Everyone has to die some day
I'll be here for you What the-
Where are you taking us?
You don't know
who you're messing with
I know nothing about it
It's between Ting and Don Honest I don't know anything
I know you're looking for this head
You're very persistent
If you want I have a game we can play
I saw Ong-Bak with my own eyes
Just one rope fistfight and he'll give him back
And he'll release Muay
What do you say?
I'll do anything you ask
to take Ong-Bak home to our village
Even if it costs me my life
BOXI NG HALL THAl-BURMESE BORDER
Why hold this fight on the border?
Just a change of scenery
I wanted a rope fistfight
Out here, if anyone dies, it won't be a problem
You hate the country boy so much, you want him dead?
If you're feeling lucky, name the stakes
You sound like a loser
And now for the main event.
In the east corner, Ting the Pradu Legend.
Ting is an up and coming Fighter, one to watch.
In the west corner, a Burmese boxer, Saming Sibtid...
out to prove his country's worth.
The stage is set. Bring it on guys!
For Saming Sibtid, this is his first bout...
after a long absence. He may be rusty.
Saming fixes Ting with a stare.
Ting kicks with the left. Then right, then left again.
Misses with a roundhouse. It's gonna be a tight Fight.
You wanna die, kid?
If you want Ong-Bak, come with me
Your reward...
for getting country boy to throw the fight
Hey, a little respect!
I don't revere lumps of stone like you do
I have no respect for religion.
I revere only myself.
Revere me also I am God
I decide if you live or die
Bastard!
You wanted Ting to lose and he threw the fight
Now hand over Ong-Bak! Motherfucker!
That hunk of rock cost my business 100 million
Don't think I'll ever give it back to him
Remember, I am God
Dispose of them and meet me at the cave
Do it quietly
I told you to be discreet
You'll have the cops after us!
Hey! Get them!
Where's Ong-Bak?
Let me come
No
I won't let anyone die for Ong-Bak
If someone must, it will be me
Ting! Ting!
Let me help you
I never wanted it to turn out this way
Forgive me Let me do something for Nong Pradu
Let me start the bike for you at least
I'm Humlae of Nong Pradu village
Don said that around the other side of the mountain...
there's a cave.
You never give up, do you?
If you put your life on the line for this tiny head
what about this one?
Humlae, are you okay?
Go and rescue Ong-Bak Hurry
Don't worry about me!
Hurry!
Be careful
Last time, he threw the fight
We're almost through, boss
Good! Hoist it up
You want it?
What if I smash it to pieces?
Humlae!
Humlae, are you okay?
Get hold of Ong-Bak
and take him home
George!
Can you hear me?
- Humlae - Muay...
study hard
and find a good job
Ting
tell my father...
I'm sorry, I won't be ordained
Why do you say that? We'll get you to a hospital
- You'll be okay - Humlae
George! You can't die!
You promised to take care of me! You can't die!
Were you lying? Don't do this!
Wake up now! I have nobody else! You promised!