Iron Ladies ( Satree lek )

Iron Ladies (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Satree lek
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Chinese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Thailand ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Youngyooth Thongkonthun

Written By:
Youngyooth Thongkonthun

Actors:
Jesdaporn Pholdee ..... Chai
Sahaphap Tor ..... Mon
Ekachai Buranapanit ..... Wit
Giorgio Maiocchi ..... Nong
Chaicharn Nimpulsawasdi ..... Jung
Kokkorn Benjathikoon ..... Pia
Shiriohana Hongsopon ..... Coach
Phomsit Sitthijamroenkhun ..... April
Sutthipong Sitthijamroenkhun ..... May
Anucha Chatkaew ..... June

Synopsis:

Based on an amazing true story, The Iron Ladies follows the steady march of a volleyball team composed mostly of transsexuals, transvestites and some rather effeminate gay guys to the Thai male national championships in 1996. Facing the taunts of other players and officials, they fight back with some shrewd if unusual tactics and a growing legion of fans. With a squad full of endearing characters, they capture the imagination of the nation with a lesson in true sportsmanship. This delightful, warm-hearted romp is a crowd-pleaser you cannot help but fall in love with. The Iron Ladies is outrageous fun.

The Iron Ladies tells the true story of a Thai male volleyball team that competes in the national championships in 1996 with a 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 was gay. Jung, Mon's best friend, also experienced the same treatment but was always more optimistic about things. Their chance comes when Coach Bee is selected to put together a winning team, and she 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, the transsexual star of a cabaret show; and Wit, whose parents don't know that their only son is gay.

If The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert were put in a blender with Hoosiers, it would probably bear a striking resemblance to Satree-Lex (The Iron Ladies), an exuberant comedy about the journey of a volleyball team composed largely of transsexuals, drag queens, and effeminate gay men to the 1996 Thai male championships. Positioned at the team's spiritual core are best friends Mon and Jun, the former of whom is a jaded transvestite, and the latter is a flamboyant drag queen with uncharacteristically supportive parents. When the provincial governor hires a butch female coach to amass a 'dream team' for the national volleyball competitions, Mon and Jun are chosen for the lineup. Their selection outrages their testosterone-addled teammates, who, with the exception of one player, quit in protest. Desperate, the coach asks Mon to recruit new teammates, and in short order he summons a transsexual stage performer, a muscular army sergeant cum makeup artist, a closeted gay boy, and transvestite triplets April, May, and June. Conflict ensues, lessons are learned, team spirit is strengthened, and eyebrows are plucked. The second highest-grossing film in Thailand to date, Satree-Lex earned raves when it was shown at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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