Despite some impressive fight scenes, this trimmed-down version of the Thai action pic is an off-putting mix of scant plot, choppy editing, and confusing subtitles and dubbing.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Prachya Pinkaew -
Producer -
Prachya Pinkaew , Sukanya Vongsthapat -
Screenwriter -
Kongdej Jaturanrasamee , Waratthana Weerayawattana , Piyaros Thongdee , Joe Wannapin -
Distributor -
Weinstein Co. -
Production Co -
Baa-Ram-Ewe , Sahamongkolfilm Co. Ltd. , TF1 International -
Rating -
R (Some Sexual Content|Pervasive Strong Violence) -
Genre -
Action -
Original Language -
Thai -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 8, 2006, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 23, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$11.9M -
Runtime -
1h 24m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)