Happy Old Year (2019)

A woman wants to reorganize her house and convert it into a home office. She will throw 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.

Director:

Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit

Writer:

Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit

Stars:

Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Sunny Suwanmethanont, Sarika Sartsilpsupa

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying	...	Jean
Sunny Suwanmethanont	...	Aim
Sarika Sartsilpsupa	...	Mi
Thirawat Ngosawang	...	Jay
Apasiri Chantrasmi	...	Jean's Mother
Patcha Kitchaicharoen	...	Pink
Wasu Pluemsakulthai	...	Bam
Bhumibhat Thavornsiri	...	Toey
Neennara Boonnithipaisit	...	Jean (Girl)
Phachaya Ngamboonsin	...	Jay (Boy)
Parkin Tangtarntana	...	Jean's Father
Naphasorn Sriwilas	...	Pin
Kelvin Wong	...	Noon
Olan Netrangsi	...	Postman
Nattaporn Surachatchupong	...	Pharmacist

Storyline

Jean (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying) wants to convert her house into a home office and she needs to majorly declutter and reorganize her entire house. Anything that has been lying around unused, she just simply throws all. However, Jean faces a great challenge when she comes across some items that belonged to Aim (Sunny Suwanmethanont), her ex-boyfriend. Although she has no use for the items, each one reminds her of a story that brings back memories, along with unresolved feelings that cannot be easily discarded by just dumping them into the garbage bag. Jean has to decide what to do with Aim's stuff. Should she just throw everything, keep everything, or return the items to their rightful owner to clear them completely from her house and her heart?

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

A love story for those who want to move on but find it hard to let go.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Thailand for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021.

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Connections

References Inception (2010)

User Reviews

Happy year!

Jean decides to adopt the minimalist style and throw away almost everything she has. Among useless objects, she finds a camera that reminds her of the past.

A nice Thai film, winner of 2 trophies at secondary film festivals in Asia, which turned out to be a good surprise. The pace is slow, there's no over the top dramatic moments, even when we find out about shocking revelations for the storyline.

I felt that the narrative was like a river, with a destination (flowing into the ocean), that runs through several key points, some where the current can be more dangerous and put the characters at risk and others where calm and tranquility reigns.

It's a film about leaving the past behind, in a peaceful way. Memories are good, but we cannot hold on to them if we want to achieve fullness in life.

Chutimon puts body and soul to the character and is undoubtedly the starting engine that brings life this melodrama.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Release Date:

26 December 2019 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Happy Old Year

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$115,871

Company Credits

Production Co:

Very Sad Pictures, Happy Ending Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.50 : 1