Beautiful Boxer

Beautiful Boxer is a 2003 Thai biographical sports film produced, directed and co-written by Ekachai Uekrongtham. It tells the life story of Parinya Charoenphol (a.k.a. Nong Toom), a famous kathoey, Muay Thai fighter, actress and model. Charoenphol was portrayed by male kickboxer Asanee Suwan. Cast Asanee Suwan as Nong Toom / 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." There was controversy in Thailand about the full frontal nudity in this film. For the Thai release, the nudity was cut.