Like a Virgin (2006)

Original title

천하장사 마돈나

Directed by

Lee Hae-jun

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, sport film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film, teen film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

15

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A transgender teenager in a small South Korean town enters a wrestling competition to save up for gender confirmation surgery. He navigates family expectations and school bullies while pursuing his dream.

poignantgentlewarmmelancholictenderhopefulunderstatedbittersweet

What happens

Like a Virgin (Korean: 천하장사 마돈나; lit. 'Strong Man Under Heaven Madonna') is a 2006 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Hae-jun and Lee Hae-young. Ryu Deok-hwan stars in the lead role as transgender teenager Oh Dong-ku, and won several domestic awards for his performance, as well as a nomination for the Asia Pacific Screen Award Best Performance by an Actor. The film's English title is a reference to a Madonna song of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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