Beautiful Boxer
Country: Brazil
Language: Thai / English
Netherlands:12 / Philippines:R-13 / Singapore:PG / USA:Unrated / Iceland:12
Duration: 118 minReviewed by Al Martin Beautiful Boxer stars Asanee Suwan, a real life professional Thai Boxer, as Parinaya Charoemphol "Nong Toom", Thai Land's famed transgendered Thai Boxer who entered the brutal world of full contact fighting to earn a living, to one day be able to afford a full sex change. In order to do this Nong Toom must make it to the big time, and train day in day out, battling his way to the top to achieve total femininity. I enjoyed the first half of the film more than the latter, seeing him learning Thai Boxing and growing as a person, overcoming the odds. I felt towards the end it started to drag a little, but overall a very entertaining film, based on a true story.
Full Cast and Crew for Beautiful Boxer (2003)
Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Desmond Sim Ekachai Uekrongtham Cast (in credits order)
Asanee Suwan .... Nong Toom/Parinaya Charoemphol Sorapong Chatree .... Pi Chart Orn-Anong Panyawong .... Nong Toom's mother Nukkid Boonthong .... Nong Toom's father Sitiporn Niyom .... Nat Kyoko Inoue .... Herself (Female Wrestler) Keagan Kang .... Jack (the Reporter) Yuka Hyodo .... Japanese fan Somsak Tuangmkuda .... Pi Moo Tanyabuth Songsakul .... Tam Sarawuth Tangchit .... Nong Toom (as a boy) Natee Pongsopol .... Nong Toom (as a novice monk) Samnuan Sangpali .... Anaconda Natawuth Singlek .... Ramba Pat Sasipragym .... Hercules Denkamol Kiatbussaba .... Power King Ittipol Varuthirakorn .... Samson Lampangchai Kiatsunanta .... Mountain Top Payakpanlan Kiatmongeorn .... Night Tiger Pi Day .... Cabaret show girl Narisara Soneaim .... Prostitute Watchkarn Krinmueng .... Female reporter Kazuhiko Nobukane .... Japanese ringmaster Erik Markus Schuetz .... Hooligan Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Desmond Sim Ekachai Uekrongtham Produced by Ekachai Uekrongtham .... producer
Original Music by Amornbhong Methakunavudh
Cinematography by
Choochart Nantitanyatada (director of photography)
Makeup Department Kraisorn Sampethchareon .... makeup artist Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bancha Chongon .... second assistant director Naradol Liaopairoj .... first assistant director Woradej Pongpinyophat .... third assistant director Sound Department
Narathip Tungkaseranee .... boom operator Jasmin Vorabutr .... sound editor Stunts
Kadam Chaipanich .... Muay Thai consultant Don Ferguson .... utility stunts Erik Markus Schuetz .... stunt actor: fight sequence Other crew
Sumeth Mangrichan .... continuity Kazuhiko Nobukane .... wrestling consultant Suthsawat Sutcharitkul .... personality consultant Sanae Taptimthong .... fight choreographer