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  • 2005
  • Unrated
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2005
  • Unrated
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 58 m

Summary Based on the true story of Thailand's famed transgender kickboxer, Beautiful Boxer is a poignant action drama that punches straight into the heart and mind of a boy who fights like a man so he can become a woman. (Regent Releasing)

Directed By: Ekachai Uekrongtham

Written By: Desmond Sim, Ekachai Uekrongtham

  • 2005
  • Unrated
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2005
  • Unrated
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 58 m

Beautiful Boxer

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary Based on the true story of Thailand's famed transgender kickboxer, Beautiful Boxer is a poignant action drama that punches straight into the heart and mind of a boy who fights like a man so he can become a woman. (Regent Releasing)

Directed By: Ekachai Uekrongtham

Written By: Desmond Sim, Ekachai Uekrongtham

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
66
79% Positive
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
66
79% Positive
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
This altogether remarkable film is as much of a paradox as Nong Toom: at once poetic and sensitive yet as gritty and hard-hitting as any boxing movie.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
80
Ekachai's film takes a more compassionate view of its subject and boasts a dynamic performance by real-life kickboxer Asanee Suwan.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
75
Unique.
By Carla Meyer FULL REVIEW
70
Sweetly entertaining but bland biopic.
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67
Rich with insight and cinematic style and beauty, the film tells a uniquely moving and inspiring story. Unfortunately, it takes some stamina to distill its message from its overly long, overindulgent love affair with itself.
By Paula Nechak FULL REVIEW
60
A rare hybrid: an underdog sports picture that's also a transgender fairy tale.
By Lawrence Van Gelder FULL REVIEW
50
Those in search of a liberating treatise about empowered sexuality may find too much of the movie's erotic potential sublimated in sports metaphors, while those looking for a martial arts matinee will find its feats of physical prowess shriveled next to a fully engorged genre workout like "Ong-Bak."
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Production Company GMM Pictures Co.
Release Date Jan 21, 2005
Duration 1 h 58 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline Based on the true story of a remarkable champion.
Website http://www.beautifulboxer.com/
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Awards

Thailand National Film Association Awards
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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