Ong Bak 2

Set in fifteenth-century Thailand, Ong Bak 2 follows Tien, the son of a nobleman murdered when rivals seize power. Tien escapes the slaughter of his family and is captured by slave traders, who throw him into a pit to fight a crocodile. A warrior named Chernang, leader of a bandit group, saves the boy and raises him, training him in martial arts and traditional masked dance. Years later, Tien has become one of the band's most skilled fighters, but he remains driven by a desire to avenge his parents, which sets him on a collision course with the ruthless lord responsible for their deaths.

Tony Jaa stars as Tien and also directs, alongside Panna Rittikrai; the two share directing credits here and on Ong Bak 3, while Rittikrai had directed Born to Fight earlier. Jaa, Rittikrai and Ek Iemchuen wrote the screenplay. The cast includes Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Sorapong Chatree, Primorata Dejudom and Nirut Sirijanya, among 23 credited performers. Though the title links it to Ong Bak, this is a period martial-arts film rather than a continuation of the earlier story.

Released in December 2008, the film runs 98 minutes and was produced in Thailand by Iyara Films and Sahamongkolfilm on a budget of about 9 million dollars, a figure matched by its worldwide gross. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 751 votes, indicating a generally favorable but not unanimous response from viewers.