Happy Old Year

Happy Old Year
Film poster
ฮาวทูทิ้ง ทิ้งอย่างไร..ไม่ให้เหลือเธอ
Directed byNawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Written byNawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Produced byNawapol Thamrongrattanarit
StarringChutimon Chuengcharoensukying
Sunny Suwanmethanont
CinematographyNiramon Ross
Edited byChonlasit Upanigkit
Production
companies
Happy Ending Film
Very Sad Pictures
Distributed byGDH 559
Release date
  • 26 December 2019 (2019-12-26)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryThailand
LanguageThai

Happy Old Year (Thai title: ฮาวทูทิ้ง ทิ้งอย่างไร..ไม่ให้เหลือเธอ) is a 2019 Thai romantic drama film written and directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. The film had premiered in the "Voices Main Programme" section at the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam.[1] It was selected as the Thai entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]

Plot

A woman named Jean (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying) returns home to Bangkok after spending three years in Sweden, and begins to de-clutter her family's house by throwing away anything that has been lying around unused. However, she faces a great challenge when she comes across some items that belonged to her ex-boyfriend named Aim, (Sunny Suwanmethanont). Memories of their past came to Jean and Aim as they try to rekindle their friendship despite breaking up as a result of Jean's lifelong plans to be an interior designer.[3]

Cast

Accolades

Date Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Notes
30 December 2021 34th Golden Rooster Awards (China) Best Foreign Language Film Happy Old Year Nominated [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Happy Old Year - IFFR". IFFR. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Drama, love story 'Happy Old Year' to represent Thailand at 2021 Oscars". Focus Thailand. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ "'Happy Old Year': Poignant lesson on tidying up your belongings (and memories)". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ Rebecca, Davis (31 December 2021). "China Names Anthony Hopkins' "The Father" Best International Film at Golden Rooster Awards". variety.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.


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