Beautiful Boxer

Beautiful Boxer
Beautiful Boxer
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Ekachai Uekrongtham
Written by	Desmond Sim; Ekachai Uekrongtham
Produced by	Ekachai Uekrongtham
Starring	Asanee Suwan; Sorapong Chatree
Cinematography	Choochart Nantitanyatada
Music by	Amornbhong Methakunavudh
Distributed by	GMM Pictures; Regent Releasing (US); TLA Releasing
Release date	November 28, 2003 (Thailand); February 7, 2004 (Berlin);
Running time	118 minutes
Country	Thailand
Languages	Thai; English; Japanese

Beautiful Boxer (Thai: 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,^[2] a famous kathoey (trans woman), Muay Thai fighter, actress and model. She was portrayed by male kickboxer .

Cast[]

Asanee Suwan as 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 Thailand, the nudity was cut.

Awards and nominations[]

Won

– Best Feature Film
Thailand National Film Association Awards – Best Actor (Asanee Suwan), Best Makeup ()
San Sebastián International Film Festival – Sebastian Award
– Best Film
Outfest – Achievement Award – Outstanding Emerging Talent (Ekachai Uekrongtham)

Nominated

GLAAD Media Awards – Outstanding Film^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Wong, Silvia (29 January 2007). "Thai director turns on Chinese-language Pleasure Factory". Screen. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^ 变性拳王欲参加中泰拳赛夺一分中方恐拒绝 (in Chinese)
^ "Beautiful Boxer (2005)". Retrieved 8 December 2018.

External links[]

Beautiful Boxer
Official U.S. Site
Beautiful Boxer at IMDb
"Ladyboys: The Secret World of Thailand's Third Gender" by Susan Aldous and Pornchai Sereemongkonpol published 2008 by Maverick House Publishers

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[Wong-1] Wong, Silvia (29 January 2007). "Thai director turns on Chinese-language Pleasure Factory". Screen. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

[2] 变性拳王欲参加中泰拳赛夺一分中方恐拒绝 (in Chinese)

[3] "Beautiful Boxer (2005)". Retrieved 8 December 2018.

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