The Protector
“Vengeance Knows No Mercy.”
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
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Part of The Protector Collection
2 films
Cast
104 people
Tony Jaa
Kham
Known for
Monster Hunter
Ong-Bak
Jon Foo
Wushu Fighter
Petchtai Wongkamlao
Mark
Known for
Ong-Bak
The Bodyguard
Bongkoj Khongmalai
Pla
Known for
The Eye 3: Infinity
Jin Xing
Madame Rose
Also in
Resurrection of the Little Match Girl
Shine! Super Brothers
Nathan Jones
T.K.
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Troy
Johnny Tri Nguyen
Johnny
Known for
Da 5 Bloods
Cradle 2 the Grave
Lateef Crowder
Capoeira Fighter
Known for
The Mandalorian
The Book of Boba Fett
Jonathan Patrick Foo
Wushu Fighter
Known for
Tekken
Rush Hour
Damian de Montemas
Vincent
Known for
Wolf Creek
Hounds of Love
Winai Poonpermsiri
Fortune Teller
No other roles listed
David Asavanond
Officer Rick
Known for
Tremors: Shrieker Island
AI Love You
Prachya Pinkaew Director · Piyaros Thongdee Screenplay Joe Wannapin Screenplay
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $6M · United States release August 11, 2005
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$27,165,581
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Sahamongkolfilm
Production
Baa-Ram-Ewe
Production
K&K McGrath Productions
Production
The Weinstein Company
Studio · Production
Sahamongkol Film International
Production
Vivendi
Production
Thailand · Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ต้มยำกุ้ง
Original language
Thai
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Thai · Vietnamese
Release dates
Australia · August 11, 2005
Theatrical
Thailand · August 11, 2005
Theatrical
United States · August 11, 2005
Theatrical
Argentina
March 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Austria
April 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
February 18, 2009 · Theatrical
France
February 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Germany
July 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Greece
March 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
August 3, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
April 22, 2006 · Theatrical
Kuwait
May 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 21, 2006 · Theatrical
December 13, 2006 · Physical · DVD
September 7, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
July 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 3, 2005 · Theatrical
South Africa
May 18, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
March 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 11, 2009 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Taiwan
August 19, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 28, 2006 · Theatrical
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