The Adventure of Iron Pussy (2003)

Original title

หัวใจทรนง

Directed by

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Michael Shaowanasai

Genre

musical film, superhero film, musical comedy, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A secret agent who crossdresses goes on missions while also working as a convenience store clerk. The film parodies Thai action movies from the 1970s with songs and comedy.

campyplayfulnostalgicover-the-topcheerfulenergeticwhimsicalaffectionate

What happens

The Adventure of Iron Pussy (Thai: หัวใจทรนง, romanized: Hua jai tor ra nong, lit. 'Proud Heart') is a 2003 Thai musical-action comedy film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Michael Shaowanasai and starring Shaowanasai as a crossdressing Thai secret agent whose alter ego is a gay male convenience clerk. A homage and parody of the 1970s Thai action films, musicals and melodramas, particularly those that starred Mitr Chaibancha and Petchara Chaowarat, the film premiered at the 2003 Tokyo International Film Festival and has also played at the Berlin Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam and other festivals. It is a cult film and has screened at several gay and lesbian film festivals as well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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