Rising even higher than the greatest expectations engendered by the International Press when it became a favorite of the film festivals, BEAUTIFUL BOXER is one of the more poetic, sensitive, luxuriously vivid and colorful films to come out of Thailand – and that is saying a lot, given the extravagant epics that yearly grow in popularity. This work of art is simply stunning in content, in direction, in acting, and in heartfelt simplicity of message. This is a great one! Writer/director Ekachai Uekrongtham based his first film on the true story of Parinaya Charoemphol AKA Nong Toom, a famous Thai athlete Muay Thai boxer (better known as ‘kick boxer’ – a demanding, dangerous sport) who entered the world of Muay Thai to garner enough money to help his family and pay for his ultimate sex-change surgery. A tough story to offer general audiences, perhaps, but Ekachai Uekrongtham presents this edgy biography with such cinematic finesse and care that it becomes a film that should appeal to a very wide audience. And much of that success is due to the towering performance by Asanee Suwan in his acting debut: Suwan is in life a professional kick boxer who won the title role after extensive auditions by many practitioners of Muay Thai. BEAUTIFUL BOXER takes us through the life of Nong Toom, his childhood in a family of loving accepting parents who respect his love of beauty and things feminine, his brief period of being a monk who must leave the monastery because of his inclinations …
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February 21st, 2012 at 10:07 am
The person who’s talking…is it nong toom?
February 21st, 2012 at 10:48 am
and if all trans people could learn to fight like that. I bet equal rights would come a lot sooner.
February 21st, 2012 at 11:13 am
@Xrabbite
that is inaccurate. not all crossdressers dress for sexual pleasure some due it for entertainment purposes or they simply like the feeling of wearing women clothing under mens clothing.
February 21st, 2012 at 12:08 pm
hahahahaha what in the fcku is this mon
February 21st, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Boiolage do Kct
February 21st, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Xrabbite scathing to the lesser education. 😉 It isn’t completely their fault they know so little on the subject.
February 21st, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@Xrabbite Ummm, no. Transvestites and Crossdressers are those who are most likely to dress out of gender norms for entertainment/sexual purposes. Transgender is the unbrella for all behavior out of gender norms and Transsexual is applied to the consistent exhibition of traits of the gender opposite of the sex one is born as. I was born into the male sex. I am a transsexual woman. But, that is how I see it. I know we all define the terms differently for ourselves. Just try not to be so —
February 21st, 2012 at 1:55 pm
@joandelynn I think you’re making this into a bigger deal than it needs to be.. :/ Its just a term. Fo’ real.
February 21st, 2012 at 1:59 pm
@Xrabbite Actually I prefer the term transsexual, I’m changing my sex from male to female, not my gender. My gender has always been female even though I was born with a male body.
It’s true, the term ‘transgendered’ is flexible. But the term transsexual is not, that has always been used to refer to people who change their sex. Just look it up if you don’t believe me. Transvestites are crossdressers, transsexuals are not, and most of ‘m will feel very insulted when you call them a crossdresser.
February 21st, 2012 at 2:57 pm
@joandelynn Y’know, the terms themselves are pretty flexible. As a transgendered man, I think I’d have knowledge of them. Its simply more common to use “transgender”. It also sounds nicer, don’t you think?
February 21st, 2012 at 3:00 pm
@Xrabbite You are wrong, a transvestite is a crossdresser. A transsexual is someone who feels like and wants to be the other sex. Transgendered is an umbrella term, it covers both transvestites and transsexuals.
February 21st, 2012 at 4:00 pm
can someone tell me the song in the beginning?
February 21st, 2012 at 4:21 pm
@odyssey12345678910 A transsexual is one who cross dresses for sexual pleasure. A transgendered person is someone who wants to be and considers themselves to be of the opposite biological sex. Please try to get your terms right before you say anything. Also, hormones and surgeries are common ways to stop suffering in a body that they clearly DO NOT belong in. Please educate yourself. (:
February 21st, 2012 at 5:20 pm
@odyssey12345678910 I’m happy to read a comment like yours. Many times (if not always) we use ours judgement without knowing anything about what we’re judging. It’s very nice to see intelligent people that can take the effort to think and doubt him/her-self in a way to learn something about another person. Thank you …this makes the world a better place.
February 21st, 2012 at 5:22 pm
very good movie, very nice.
February 21st, 2012 at 6:10 pm
My top favorite movie ever ! Toom is my Hero ! ♥♥♥
February 21st, 2012 at 6:55 pm
may I know the title of the first song?
February 21st, 2012 at 6:55 pm
WOW the film was AMAZING and the actor is very beautiful with makeup he look just like woman ^^
February 21st, 2012 at 7:14 pm
one of the best movie ever ! wow .. great production team ! nice and very beautiful movie !!!! thanks !!!
February 21st, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Incredible history 🙂
February 21st, 2012 at 8:14 pm
@870404065628 Netflix has it for rental
February 21st, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Ah, I love those Thai’s who like it both ways! Actually a damn good movie, made with integrity.
February 21st, 2012 at 8:59 pm
he should have said “within HER heart” at 1:40… fucker…
February 21st, 2012 at 9:51 pm
most excellent movie
February 21st, 2012 at 10:20 pm
doesn e1 kow wer i cn watch this 4 free?