72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Beautiful Boxer

Ekachai Uekrongtham
Thailand
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Based on the true story of Thailand?s famed transvestite kickboxer Parinya Charoenphol (affectionately known in Thailand as Nong Toom), Beautiful Boxer narrates his infancy, adolescence and young adulthood. Ever since he was a child, Nong Toom believed he was a girl trapped in a boy?s body, setting out to master the most masculine and lethal sport of Muay Thai (kickboxing), involving the use of both fists and legs, to earn a living and achieve his greatest dream: to become a woman.
Director
Ekachai Uekrongtham
Screenplay
Ekachai Uekrongtham, Desmond Sim Kim Jin
Photography
Choochart Nantitanyatada
Edition
Dusanee Puinongpho
Music
Amornbhong Methakunbudh
Cast
Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatree, Orn-Anong Panyawong, Kyoko Inoue, Sitiporn Niyom
Running Time
118 m.
Country
Thailand
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