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The Adventures of Iron Pussy

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Michael Shaowanasai2003Thailand90 mins

She's gorgeous, she's dangerous-and she sings! Male convenience store clerk by day, fabulous drag queen/ secret agent by night, Iron Pussy must yet again come to the rescue! In this feature-Iength reprise, award-winning Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Michael Shaowanasai (who also plays Iron Pussy) have created a spy-thriIler-kung-fu-musical-western-forbidden-Iove story that, like our heroine, defies convention.

Iron Pussy is called into action to investigate a secret cache of foreign money that has turned up in Thailand's banking system. Drug money? Funding for terrorism? Our fearless (and always impeccably dressed) heroine must go undercover and infiltrate socialite Madam Pomidoy's mansion, posing as Lamduan, a maid. But Iron Pussy is no mere maid, she's also a fabulous singer, as well as the' epitome ofthe ideal Thai woman! When Pomidoy's crooked son, Tang, falls for her (and she falls for him), Iron' Pussy is torn to discover the truth about Tang... and about herself! In a shocking and glorious ending, Iron Pussy's sidekick Pew comes to the rescue, and Madame Pomidoy, Tang, and Iron Pussy herself will never be the same!

The Adventures of Iron Pussy is a non-stop, karate-chopping, glamorous romp, with smart editing and a sharp sense of humor. (Especially cleverare the dubbed vocal sounds that are way over the top.) Iron Pussy sings, dances...and loves...her way to a safer world!

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Original Language Title
หัวใจทรนง
Director
Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Michael Shaowanasai
Year
2003
Country
Thailand
Running Time
90 mins
Language
Thai
Program Note Writer
Greg Sirota