Hong Kong Synopsis
ต้มยำกุ้ง
“Vengeance Knows No Mercy.”
In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, where he locates the baby elephant in a restaurant owned by the evil Madame Rose, the leader of an international Thai mafia. With the support of the efficient Thai sergeant Mark, who was involved in a conspiracy, Kham fights to rescue the animal from the mobsters.
The 2004–2006 Hong Kong Window
46 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Protector sits at position #5.
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The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Protector premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 51m runtime, production spent $54K per minute on screen and earned $245K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #106 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #57 of 516 (top 11%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, France, Hong Kong, Thailand |
| Original Language | Thai |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese |
| Production Companies | Sahamongkolfilm, Baa-Ram-Ewe, Golden Network Asia, TF1 International, The Weinstein Company |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | August 11, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0427954 |