Synopsis
Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman.
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Cast
- Asanee SuwanToom
- Sorapong ChatreeChart
- Ornanong PanyawongToom's Mother
- Nukkid BunthongToom's Father
- Sitiporn NiyomNat
- Kyôko InoueFemale Wrestler
- Keagan KangJack
- Sarawuth TangchitYoung Toom
- Natee PongsopolYoung Toom
- Yuka HyodoJapanese Fan
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
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. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Ekachai's film takes a more compassionate view of its subject and boasts a dynamic performance by real-life kickboxer Asanee Suwan. - 80
Film Threat
A magical vision of the ring of the imagination. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Unique. - 70
Chicago Reader
Uekrongtham handles the material with reasonable restraint, and you can't help but cheer on the hero. - 70
Variety
Sweetly entertaining but bland biopic. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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. - 60
L.A. Weekly
It’s a good story, and Uekrongtham, making his feature debut, captures the camaraderie of camp life and the subsequent matches with the panache of a veteran studio hand, but the insights into Toom's psyche never extend past the fun he has applying powder and eyeliner.
