Beautiful Boxer Explained
| Beautiful Boxer |
| Director: | Ekachai Uekrongtham |
| Producer: | Ekachai Uekrongtham |
| Starring: | Asanee Suwan
Sorapong Chatree |
| Music: | Amornbhong Methakunavudh |
| Cinematography: | Choochart Nantitanyatada |
| Distributor: | GMM Pictures
Regent Releasing (US)
TLA Releasing |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Language: | Thai
English
Japanese |
Beautiful Boxer (th|บิวตี้ฟูล บ๊อกเซอร์) is a 2003 Thai biographical sports film produced, directed and co-written by Ekachai Uekrongtham. It tells the life story of Parinya Charoenphol (a.k.a. Nong Toom), a famous kathoey, Muay Thai fighter, actress and model. Charoenphol was portrayed by male kickboxer Asanee Suwan.[1] [2]
Cast
- Asanee Suwan as Nong Toom / Parinya Charoenphol
- Sorapong Chatree as Pi Chart
- Orn-Anong Panyawong as Parinya Charoenphol's mother
- Nukkid Boonthong as Parinya Charoenphol's father
- Sitiporn Niyom as Nat
- Kyoko Inoue as herself (female Japanese wrestler)
- Sarawuth Tangchit as Parinya Charoenphol (as a child)
- Keagan Kang as Jack the reporter
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 36 critics. The website's critical consensus reads: "Beautiful Boxer blends boxing and identity politics to create a striking, if overdrawn, portrait of self discovery."[3]
There was controversy in Thailand about the full frontal nudity in this film. For the Thai release, the nudity was cut.
The movie was highlighted in the book Movies and Mental Illness: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology as an example of films focusing on Gender Dysphoria.[4]
Awards and nominations
- Won
- Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival – Best Feature Film
- Thailand National Film Association Awards – Best Actor (Asanee Suwan), Best Makeup (Kraisorn Sampethchareon)
- San Sebastián International Film Festival – Sebastian Award
- Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival – Best Film
- Outfest – Achievement Award – Outstanding Emerging Talent (Ekachai Uekrongtham)
- Nominated
- GLAAD Media Awards – Outstanding Film[5]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Mary J. Ainslie, Katarzyna Ancuta. 2018 . Thai Cinema: The Complete Guide . Beautiful Boxer[...]This 2003 biopic based on the life of famed transgender Muay Thai champion, Parinya Charoenphol or "Nong Toom" (played by Asanee Suwan)... . Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781838609252.
- http://sports.sohu.com/20101129/n277982553.shtml 变性拳王欲参加中泰拳赛夺一分 中方恐拒绝
- Web site: Beautiful Boxer (2005) . . 8 December 2018 . en.
- Book: Danny Wedding, Ryan M Niemiec. 2014. Movies and Mental Illness: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology . Hogrefe Publishing GmbH. 9781613344613.
- News: Wong . Silvia . Thai director turns on Chinese-language Pleasure Factory . 8 December 2018 . Screen . 29 January 2007 . en.
