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Beautiful Boxer - บิวตี้ฟูล บ๊อกเซอร์

Year : 2003
Director : Ekachai Uekrongtham
Starring : Asanee Suwan, Kyoko Inuoe, Sorapong Chatree
Genre : Action / Drama

The true story of Asia's most famous boxer. He fights like a man so he can become a woman. Born in a boy's body, believing he has a girl's heart. Based on the dramatic and unique real story of Thai boxer Parinya “Nong Toom” Charoenpol (Asanee Suwan). The tale follows Parinya from his childhood in a family home living on the borders of poverty in Northern Thailand to his years as a novice Buddhist monk, tracing the pressures and influences that led to the blossoming of his feminine side and his life as the lipstick-sporting "lady-boy" boxer. After pummelling men in the ring, Parinya used the sport as a stepping-stone to a sex change operation, fulfilling his boyhood dream of becoming a woman.

ภาพยนตร์ที่สะท้อนชีวิตการต่อสู้ทั้งในและนอกสังเวียนของเด็กไทยคนหนึ่งซึ่งเกิดและใช้ชีวิตท่ามกลางความยากลำบากภายใต้จิตใจที่อ่อนโยนและร่างกายที่อ่อนแอ แต่เมื่อเขาได้หลงใหลในเสน่ห์ของศิลปะมวยไทย เขาก็มุ่งมั่นที่จะเรียนรู้และฝึกฝนจนได้เป็นนักมวยมืออาชีพ เพื่อหาเลี้ยงครอบครัวและทำความฝันของเขาให้เป็นจริง

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A very good film - sometimes moving, always enjoyable
Rich

great film, what a story.
5 stars

well acted, directed and produced. and the former miss thailand looking amazing

the extras on the CD included interviews with key players in the film, which were also very interesting and 'the making of the film' , which showed how they found the main actor and turned him from a male to a female

although why is it thai films always seem to have really crap farang actors in them. they must get them from kosang road.

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Originally posted by A&A:

although why is it thai films always seem to have really crap farang actors in them.

There're cheap.

Yes, an excellent and moving film.

BTW, both Amazon links above go to the North American version, region 1 and NTSC format, and the Thai version doesn't have English subtitles.

This film is now available in the UK from Tartan Video.

Yes, saw it last night. A wonderful film. I especially liked the shot at the end showing all the stages of her development as characters at a Bangkok bus stop.

See it if you can.