Thai transvestite volleyball player Pitsanu Plenkom (L) and transvestite actor Kokkorn Benjathikul a.., 2000-03-14 (photo)

Thai transvestite volleyball player Pitsanu Plenkom (L) and transvestite actor Kokkorn Benjathikul apply makeup in a Bangkok dressing room prior to appearing on a television talk show. A film about an extraordinary transvestite volleyball team, based on the group that Pitsanu formerly played for and in which Kokkorn plays one of the characters, has become a smash hit at the Thai box office after opening last week. "Satree Lek", or Iron woman, tells the true story of a team from the northern Thai town of Lampang that sprang from obscurity to win the 1996 mens national volleyball championship.