Beautiful Boxer

2003
15
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

3.4K

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Biopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her gender reassignment surgery.Biopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her gender reassignment surgery.Biopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her gender reassignment surgery.

Director
- Ekachai Uekrongtham
Writers
- Ekachai Uekrongtham
- Desmond Sim
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Ekachai Uekrongtham
Writers
- Ekachai Uekrongtham
- Desmond Sim
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 7 nominations total

User reviews41

Featured review

9/10

Great Film

I thought it was a very touching and powerful movie. Parinya Toom showed a lot of courage and heart and stood up for what she wanted to do and believed in herself. I thought a lot more people were understanding in the choice she made and showed that the Thai culture is very understanding. I felt sorry for her, however, when she fought the Japanese professional wrestler because it seemed like more of publicity stunt than a real fight which I think hurt her reputation with the people.

Overall I thought it was a great film and really shows that you can follow through with anything you want to.

msheraly
Mar 13, 2006
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Trivia
Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol (aka Nong Toom)

Quotes
Jack: But I still don't understand how your parents can be so... accepting... of the fact that you wanna be a girl.
Nong Toom: They know it's my karma. I did bad thing in past life, so I had to suffer in this life.
Jack: Where did you learn that from?
Nong Toom: In the temple, when I was monk.