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导演
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Yongyooth Thongkonthun
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主演
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Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaparp Virakamintr and Ekachai Buranapanich
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The IRON LADIES tells the true story about a Thai male volleyball team that won the national championship in 1996 with the team consisting mostly of gays, transvestites and transsexuals. "Mon" who becomes the team leader was a very talented player who constantly failed to be selected for various teams because he way gay. "Jung", Mon's best friend also experienced the same treatment but was always more optimistic about things. Their chance comes when a new head coach (Coach Bee) is selected by the Provincial Government to put together a winning team, and the coach announces that the team will be open for all to tryout. But when the coach selects both Jung and Mon to be on the team, some of the more macho players resign in protest. In order to form a team, the coach asks Mon to find a few of his friends to join the team. They select Nong, a gay sergeant in the army, Pia a transsecual star of the Cabaret Show along with her boyfriend Chat, and Wit, the only son of a Thai-Chinese family where the parents don't know that their son is gay. In the end virtually the entire team is gay, an unheard of situation in Thailand. The team slowly comes togehter and begins to pplay like champions. The team does well in the play-offs and they start to prepare for the national championships. Facing the taunts of the other players and the officials as well is hurtful and degrading to the team and the coach. Facing lots of problems and issues, their everyday lives are a challenge but in the finals but they fight back with dignity and honour to emerge as true champions and demonstrate to their opponents and to the nation what true sportsmanship and respect for oneself is all about.
AWARDS:
• Toronto International Film Festival - Runner Up Discovery Award
• Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival - Audience Award SELECTED:
• Toronto International Film Festival
• Vancouver International Film Festival
• Pusan International Film Festival MIFED
• London International Film Festival
• Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival Thai with English subtitles
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