Bfm : Black Filmmaker, July 1st, 2006
bfm unravels the makings of Tony Jaa, Thailand's first international superstar
As the Kung fu genre continues to evolve, new artists emerge who find new ways to combine the ancient arts of self-defence with the modern art of cinema. One such talent is actor, action coordinator, and stunt choreographer Tony Jaa.
Born Phanom Yeeram, Jaa grew up in the small-impoverished Surin, located in the north east of Thailand amid a furious civil war. As a small child he had no idea he would one day turn his encounters with the violence of the war into an art, or that television - used then as an escape f...
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