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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.  He fights like a man so he can become a woman. Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muay-Thai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. Believing that he's a girl trapped in a boy's body, Parinya Charoenphol (affectionately known as Nong Toom in Thailand) sets out to master the most masculine and lethal sport of Muay Thai boxing to earn a living and achieve his ultimate goal of total femininity. Touching, funny and packed with breathtaking Thai kickboxing sequences, Beautiful Boxer traces Nong Toom's childhood, teenage life as a travelling monk and gruelling days in boxing camps. Shot in 9 provinces across Thailand and in Tokyo, the film also features a series of explosive kick-boxing matches! Actors Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatree, Orn-Anong Panyawong, Nukkid Boonthong, Sitiporn Niyom & Kyoko Inoue Director Ekachai Uekrongtham Certificate 15 years and over Year 2003 Screen 1.78:1 Anamorphic Languages Thai - Dolby Digital (5.1) Surround ; DTS ; Dolby Stereo (2.0) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 15 minutes (approx)

This Thai drama is based on the true story of Nong Toom (Asanee Suwan), a skilled professional Muay Thai martial artist who was determined to become the best, not just to escape the grinding poverty of his rural upbringing, but also to fulfil a hidden desire to undergo a sex change operation and become a woman.