Beautiful Boxer

Name: Beautiful Boxer
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Released: 2004-04-29
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.10
Cast: Nukkid Boonthong, Orn-Anong Panyawong, Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatree

– Based on the true life story of a Thai who wishes to have a sex change operation to become a woman. ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 58 Minutes

Release Year:

2004

Based on the true life story of a Thai who wishes to have a sex change operation to become a woman. to pay for this he enters the brutal world of Thai boxing, un-nerving his opponents by performing a makeup application ritual before each fight.

Styles:

Earnest, Reflective, Enigmatic, Melancholic, Sexy, Touching, Psychological, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

Contemporary

Producing Country:

Thailand

Filming Locations:

Thailand, California, Japan, Asia

Genre:

Biography, Sport, Action, Drama

Beautiful Boxer (2004) - Trailer

Release Date:

29 Apr 2004

Language:

Thai, English, Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:

Unrated

Beautiful Boxer

Directed by:

Ekachai Uekrongtham

Story Written By:

Desmond Sim, Ekachai Uekrongtham

Main Actors:

Nukkid Boonthong, Orn-Anong Panyawong, Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatree

Plot:

Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muay Thai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and flowers to her sensational career as a kickboxer - whose specialty is ancient Muay Thai boxing (moves which she can execute expertly with grace) - to finally confronting her own sexual identity, which leads to her sex change op.

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations.

Production Company:

Regent Releasing

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

83%

Metacritic:

66%