Bio-pic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her sex change operation.
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Ekachai Uekrongtham
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6 wins & 7 nominations.
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| Asanee Suwan | ... | Nong Toom / Parinya Charoenphol | |
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Sorapong Chatree | ... | Pi Chart |
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Orn-Anong Panyawong | ... | Nong Toom's Mother |
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Nukkid Boonthong | ... | Nong Toom's Father |
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Sitiporn Niyom | ... | Nat |
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Somsak Tuangmkuda | ... | Pi Moo (as Somsak Tuangmuka) |
| Kyôko Inoue | ... | Self (Female Wrestler) (as Kyoko Inoue) | |
| Keagan Kang | ... | Jack (the Reporter) | |
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Yuka Hyodo | ... | Japanese fan (as Hyouda Yuka) |
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Tanyabuth Songsakul | ... | Tam |
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Sarawuth Tangchit | ... | Young Toom |
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Natee Pongsopol | ... | Novice Monk Toom |
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Nattama Narkpo | ... | Pi Nam |
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Chayaporn Tometh | ... | Pi Nid |
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Panuwath Kongsamuth | ... | Jate |
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Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muay Thai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and flowers to her sensational career as a kickboxer - whose specialty is ancient Muay Thai boxing (moves which she can execute expertly with grace) - to finally confronting her own sexual identity, which leads to her sex change op. Written by theunraveler
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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.
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lyrics and music by Wichen Kamchareon
Performed by Pumpong Duangchan and Parinya Chareonpol
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Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol See more »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.
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A Man in My Dreamslyrics and music by Wichen Kamchareon
Performed by Pumpong Duangchan and Parinya Chareonpol
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Country:
ThailandRelease Date:
29 April 2004 (Singapore) See more »Also Known As:
A Luta Pela Beleza See more »Edit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$8,713, 23 January 2005Gross USA:
$133,920Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$638,317Company Credits
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Beautiful Boxer a coming of age story about a man who wants to be female. In order to earn a living and save enough money, he starts to kick box on a dare at a temple festival. As time goes on, it shows how he is finally accepted by his group of friends who are also boxers. Yes, there were several missteps by his friends, but overall they accepted him for he is, and who they wanted him to be.
It is refreshing to see a third gender represented in another culture, without the shame and stigma attached to it. In this culture we are so obsessed with being perfect and correct that we sometimes alienate ourselves from our friends and families.
Jules