Beautiful Boxer
Aroview: Fact-based actioner which follows a gifted 'Muay Thai' martial artist rising from his poor, rural background into the champions' league of stadium and tournament fighting, with the ultimate goal of financing a sex-change operation.
Real-life kickboxing champ Asanee Suwan delivers a sleak, charismatic presence in the lead role, combining fighting chops and an anguished sense of dilemma - knowing he'll be banned from fighting if he ever becomes a woman. As with other recent Thai films (ONG-BAK), the exotic backdrop adds a natural visual opulence, even as the film challenges the macho codes of Thai society and sporting culture.
DVD Features
- cast and/or crew interviews
- English subtitles for the hearing impaired
- 'making of' documentary / featurette
- extra stuff
- trailers
- aspect ratio: 1.78:1
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