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Bangkokrecorder Magazine -
Bangkok Art
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Written by Bangkokrecorder
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Thursday, 11 August 2005 |
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Tom Yum Goong tells the story of Kam (Tony Jaa), a simple village boy and proud owner of two elephants. He dreams of presenting them to the king of Thailand, but when they are stolen and taken to Australia, Kam must take on a Thai gang to rescue them. Some uniquely spectacular highjinks ensue.  Tom Yum Goong
The picture’s highlight is rumored to be a four-minute unedited fight scene that took four days to shoot. Part of an unusually large Thai contingent at the Cannes Film Festival this year, the Hollywood Reporter called it “the biggest single acquisitions deal yet done for a film from Thailand’s burgeoning industry.” Meanwhile, internet fanboys are already discussing an “imminent crossover” to Hollywood for the film’s star, Tony Jaa.
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