Middle-aged Khamgon, who works as a security guard, is friendly to his neighbors and does everything his wife tells him to. One day, a gunfight breaks out on his way home from buying noodles for his wife. He seems to be able to solve the problem while hiding his extraordinary abilities. However, behind the incident lies a plot to kidnap the president of a neighboring country. In the face of the mission expanding, he can no longer hide his skills.

The Protector is a new film in The Bodyguard series. As in previous films, Petchtai Wongkamlao plays the leading role to create dynamic action scenes. This is the first film that Pipat Jomkoh directed, having worked as a screenwriter with Vongkumlao on This Girl is Bad Ass. The Protector is a Thai comic action movie featuring unconventional villains and oddball humor. (Ellen Y. D. KIM)