Iron Ladies 2
Director: Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Cast: Jessadaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Weerakhamintara, Chaicharn Nimpulsawas
Plot Synopsis
This raucous sequel to the 2000 smash hit IRON LADIES is based on a real-life Thai volleyball team consisting primarily of katoey (drag queens and trannies).
This episode finds trouble brewing with the superstar athletes, as infighting and fame-whoring threaten to tear the team apart. It appears that Nong has been lured to the rival Tip-Top team with the promise of money and limelight. She gauchely boasts about her betrayal on TV, inspiring a vengeful Jung to reunite the team. Jung even travels to China to drag the cabaret star Pia out of volleyball retirement. To offset the catty conflict (the rivals relish calling each other "buffalo"
, we flash back to simpler times when the gals met at university, came out together, and learned to kick ass at volleyball. Nong's transformation from butch bully to nelly androgyneis a highlight. Flash forward as the girls reconcile and reunite for a pivotal match against Tip-Top (with Nong playing once againfor the Ladies).The regional championships are at stake, and some of the film's most dynamic moments capture the kinesthetic energy and agile grace of playing the game (with occasional campy superhero flourishes on the court). This unlikelyband of katoey prove that you can be glamorous, tough as nails, and play some mean volleyball.
AKA: สตรีเหล็ก 2 (Satri Lek 2)
Year: 2003
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai
Subtitles: English
Film Genre: Comedy / Sport
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355977/
File Format: MP4
Video Codec: x264 core115 r2008 2-pass
Resolution: 704 x 384
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Audio Codec: AAC-LC
Audio Channels: 5.1
Audio Bitrate: ABR 2-pass
Video Runtime: 1 hour 43 mins
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