| Hormones | |
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| Directed by | Songyos Sugmakanan |
| Starring | Charlie Trairat Sirachuch Chienthaworn Focus Jirakul Ratchu Surachalas Chutima Teepanat Chantawit Thanasewee Thaniya Ummaritchoti Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha |
| Distributed by | GMM Tai Hub |
| Release date(s) |  20 March 2008 |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
Hormones (Thai: ปิดเทอมใหญ่ หัวใจว้าวุ่น or Pidtermyai huajai wawoon) is a 2008 Thai romantic comedy film directed by Songyos Sugmakanan. The literal meaning of the Thai title is 'restless hearts during school break' or 'school break, hearts aflutter'.
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Plot
The film revolves around a group of high school and university students during their school break, and the relationships that develop (or don't). Four threads are followed: Pu (Charlie Trairat) and Mai (Sirachuch Chienthaworn) are in competition for Nana (Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha), class geek Jo (Ratchu Surachalas) is in love with a popular girl (Cee, Chutima Teepanat) while Oh Lek (Focus Jirakul) is wild about a Taiwanese singer (Lu Ting Wei), and Hern (Chantawit Thanasewee) is thinking of cheating on his girlfriend Nuan (Thaniya Ummaritchoti) when he meets Japanese tourist Aoi (Sora Aoi).[1]
Director Sugmakanan admits he was inspired by the format of the British romantic comedy Love Actually but points out that relationships in Asian culture are not comparable to those in Western culture.[1]
The studio was anxious to avoid the possible controversy involved in having Japanese adult video star Sora Aoi in a movie directed at a teen audience so her name was omitted in promotional materials although she appears in the trailer.[1] The director has said that the segment in which Aoi appears was based on a friend's actual experiences.[2]
Reception
The film saw national release in 163 theatres and earned an unprecedented (for GTH films) 10 million baht on its first day, totalling 34.1 million in its opening weekend. It earned a total of 80 million baht in the box office and was the third-largest grossing Thai film in 2008.[3][4]
A Daily XPress review of the movie calls it "sexy and funny" as well as "Thought-provoking and nostalgic".[5] The film won the Jury's Special Prize at the fourth Asian Marine Film Festival held in Makuhari, Japan, an award which one journalist ascribes to the presence of Sora Aoi.[6]
Cast
- Charlie Trairat as Pu
- Sirachuch Chienthaworn as Mai
- Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha as Nana
- Focus Jirakul as Oh Lek
- Ratchu Surachalas as Jo
- Chutima Teepanat as Cee
- Thaniya Ummaritchoti as Nuan
- Chantawit Thanasewee as Hern
- Sora Aoi as Aoi
- Chaleumpol Tikumpornteerawong
Notes
- ^ a b c Parinyaporn, Pajee. "Teenage love, actually". Daily XPress. http://www.dailyxpress.net/search/read.php?newsid=813&keyword=sa+aoi. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ Lersakvanitchakul, Kitchana (September 7, 2008). "Babes in the hood". Daily XPress. http://www.dailyxpress.net/2008/09/07/entertainment/entertainment_4250.php. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ Mayuree, Amnuayporn (31 December 2008), ที่สุดของหนังเด่น-หนังโดนแห่งปี (Movie records of the year), Daily News, http://www.dailynews.co.th/web/html/popup_news/Default.aspx?Newsid=186656&NewsType=1&Template=1, retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ ปิดเทอมใหญ่ ซัดไป 34 ล้าน (Pid Term Yai grabs 34 million), Manager Online, 28 March 2008, http://www.manager.co.th/Entertainment/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9510000037522, retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "Pid Term Yai Huajai Wawun (Hormones)". Daily XPress. http://www.dailyxpress.net/search/read.php?newsid=925&keyword=sa+aoi. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ "With help from Sora Aoi, Hormones wins jury prize at Japan's Asian Marine Film Festival". thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com. September 12, 2008. http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2008/09/with-help-from-sora-aoi-hormones-wins.html. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
External links
- YouTube Hormones Official Thai Trailer
- Hormones at Siam Zone (in Thai)
- Hormones at the Internet Movie Database
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