An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
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| JeeJa Yanin | ... | Zen (as Yanin Vismitananda) | |
| Hiroshi Abe | ... | Masashi | |
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Pongpat Wachirabunjong | ... | No.8 |
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Taphon Phopwandee | ... | Mangmoon |
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Ammara Siripong | ... | Zin (as Ammara Siriphong) |
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Dechawut Chuntakaro | ... | Priscilla |
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Hiro Sano | ... | Ryo (as Hirokazu Sano) |
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Aroon Wanatsabadeewong | ... | Ice Factory Owner-Ice Man (as Aroon Wanasbodeewong) |
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Anusuk Jangajit | ... | Candy Shop Owner |
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Nattakit Teachachevapong | ... | Pork Man |
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Sirimongkhon Iamthuam | ... | Boxer No.8 Henchman |
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Kittitat Kowahagul | ... | Epileptic Boxer |
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Thanyathon Seekhiaw | ... | Fur |
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Pirom Ruangkitjakan | ... | Petch |
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Soumia Abalhaya | ... | Boxer's Henchman |
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When Zin, former girlfriend of a Thai mob boss, falls for Masashi, a Japanese gangster in Thailand, the boss banishes them: Masashi to Japan, and Zin, with her small daughter Zen, to live next to a martial arts school. Zen is autistic, with uncanny swift reflexes. She watches the students next door and Muay Thai movies, absorbing every technique. She's now a teen, and her mother needs chemotherapy. Zin has taken in a chubby kid, Moom, who watches over Zen. Moom finds a ledger listing business men who owe Zin money; he goes to them one at a time to collect in order to pay for Zin's treatment. Zen, with her martial skills, becomes his enforcer. A showdown with the boss is inevitable. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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ThailandRelease Date:
6 February 2008 (Thailand) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$11,180, 8 February 2009Gross USA:
$14,845Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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When the mob boss is informed that Zin and Masashi still have a relationship, a record can be seen being played on the record player. However, no music can be heard. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Though the English subtitles on the copy I watched were nearly indecipherable, it seemed to me that the point was that her autism allowed her to absorb the fight skills of whomever she watched, and though the filmmakers couldn't afford to include clips from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li movies in the film, I thought it was clear that - in addition to watching Tony Jaa movies, she had been watching Bruce's, Jackie's and Jet's. In the ice-house scene, she's clearly mimicking Bruce, just as she's clearly mimicking Jackie in the next scene with the locker doors and the knee-slide under the glass table. Then, in the next scene, she does some pole fighting that looks to be modeled after moves by Jet Li, and then, she starts doing some Tony Jaa knee and elbow work. She also defeats the spasmodic guy by almost instantly memorizing his style, and then she watches (her dad?) take on a bunch of baddies in a sword fight, and immediately picks up a couple of bludgeons, using them just as he did his sword.
In other words, I thought the mimicry was not only intentional, but intrinsic to the plot.