Iron Ladies (Satree-Lex) 2000
Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Iron Ladies (Satree-Lex) 2000
Mon and Jung are amateur vollyball players who are constantly rejected from teams because of their homosexuality. Their luck changes when they are drafted by the Lampang Volleyball Team, headed by the indiscriminate Coach Bee--a lesbian. After Mon and Jung join the team, nearly all the players resign to protest. Unfazed and determined to put a winning team together, Coach Bee asks the duo to recruit some of their friends: a gay army sergeant, a transsexual cabaret star, a set of outrageous triplets and a young man with a very obvious secret. Re-christened "The Iron Ladies", they begin winning local tournaments and become a media sensation. Not without detractors and constantly harassed by rival teams, the Ladies realize that the only way to shut them up is to beat them at their own game, leading them all the way to the national championships.
DVD Movie Rating for: Iron Ladies (Satree-Lex)
Rating 3 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: Iron Ladies (Satree-Lex)
DVD Production Details of: Iron Ladies (Satree-Lex)
Starring: Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Tor
Director: Youngyooth Thongkonthun
Format: Color
Studio: Strand Releasing Home Video
DVD Easter Eggs
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Cast of the movie: Iron Ladies (Satree-Lex)
- 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
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Reviews of the movie: Iron Ladies (Satree-Lex)
What more can you ask for in a movie than campy characters, memorable performances, a happy ending and non-stop laughter? The Iron Ladies truly delivers on all accounts.
The true story of a Thai volleyball team made up mostly of gay men, drag queens and transgendered women ("katoueys") that makes it to the men's national championship, The Iron Ladies is sassy, funny and extraordinary.
Cross-dressing Jung (Chaicharn Nimpulsawasdi), make-up loving soldier Nong (Giorgio Maiocchi) and transsexual cabaret star Pia (Kokkorn Benjathikoon) are the standouts in this hilarious cast of characters who unite together to overcome the adversity they face on a daily basis, and take Thailand by storm. Shiriohana Hongsopon gives probably the best performance as Coach Bee, the glue that holds the often hot-tempered and always effervescent team together.
As we see the Iron Ladies through to the national finals, all the characters receive a touch of humanity from each other, and rally together to reach for the top. This hilarious romp will keep you laughing, and it will definitely be a film you will never forget! For it's fantastic script, three stars...the amazing acting, one more star...and because it's a movie you'll want to see again and again, one more. 5 stars out of 5! YOU WILL LOVE IT!
IRON LADIES is a terrific little movie from Thailand that is based on a true story of a Volleyball team comprised of a group of irresistible characters who range from heterosexual, transgender, gay, and drag queens. Assembled by a new coach chosen to propel a losing team to the country volleyball championship, the antics involve the miscegenation of this varied group into a winning format under the umbrella of a team name 'Iron Ladies'. The over-the-top antics of the most flagrant of the drag queens serves to meld the other semi-closeted and straight members into a true team spirit, upholding the best values of good sportsmanship. As the Iron Ladies gain in winning their way to the finals, the expected parental concerns, gay bashing, and unrequited love stories intervene, but these all only serve to keep the wacky group real and grounded in humanity. This film is not unlike the wide appeal of 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert', 'La Cage aux Folles', and 'The Fluffer' to mention only a few of the movies that stretch the audience's experience a bit. It is a genuinely sensitive, well produced, well acted film that deserves a wide audience who seek understanding of all social categories.
