Hormones (film)

Hormones
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySongyos Sugmakanan
StarringCharlie Trairat
Sirachuch Chienthaworn
Focus Jirakul
Ratchu Surachalas
Chutima Teepanat
Chantavit Dhanasevi
Thaniya Ummaritchoti
Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha
Sola Aoi
Lu Ting Wei
Distributed byGMM Tai Hub
Release date
  • 20 March 2008 (2008-03-20)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryThailand
LanguagesThai
Northern Thai
Mandarin
Japanese
English
Box office฿80 millions

Hormones (Thai: ปิดเทอมใหญ่ หัวใจว้าวุ่น; RTGS: Pit Thoem Yai Hua Chai Wa Wun) is a 2008 Thai coming-of-age romance comedy film directed by Songyos Sugmakanan starring Charlie Trairat, Sirachuch Chienthaworn, Focus Jirakul, Ratchu Surachalas, Chutima Teepanat, Chantavit Dhanasevi, Thaniya Ummaritchoti, Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha, Sola Aoi, and Lu Ting Wei and Distributed by GMM Tai Hub. The literal meaning of the Thai title is 'restless hearts during school break' or 'school break, hearts aflutter'.

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 romantic threads are interwoven in the film's plot. Both Pu and Mai are in competition for Nana while class geek Jo is in love with a popular girl C. Meanwhile, Oh Lek is wild about Taiwanese pop sensation Didi, and Hern is thinking of cheating on his girlfriend Nuan when he meets Japanese tourist Aoi.[1]

Cast

Production

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] Sugmakanan 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 Sola Aoi.[6]

Awards

Year Award Category Country Result
2008 4th Asian Marine Film Festival The Juries' Special Prize Japan Won
2009 6th Starpics Thai Films Awards Best Picture Thailand Won
2009 6th Starpics Thai Films Awards Best Director Thailand Nominated
2009 6th Starpics Thai Films Awards Best Film Editing Thailand Nominated
2009 18th Thai National Film Awards Best Supporting Actress (Focus Jirakul) Thailand Won
2009 18th Thai National Film Awards Best Costume Design Thailand Nominated
2009 17th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards Best Picture Thailand Nominated
2009 17th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards Best Director Thailand Nominated
2009 17th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards Best Supporting Actor (Ratchu Surajaras) Thailand Nominated
2009 17th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards Best Supporting Actress (Focus Jirakul) Thailand Won
2009 17th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards Best Screenplay Thailand Nominated
2009 17th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards Best Film Editing Thailand Nominated
2009 17th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards Best Original Score Thailand Nominated
2009 6th Hamburger Awards Best Actress (Focus Jirakul) Thailand Won
2009 6th Hamburger Awards Favourite Scene-Stealing Actress (Sola Aoi) Thailand —
2009 6th Hamburger Awards Best Original Song (รอเธอหันมา – โฟกัส จิระกุล) Thailand —
2009 6th Hamburger Awards Best Original Song (อย่างน้อย – บิ๊กแอส) Thailand —

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Parinyaporn, Pajee. "Teenage love, actually". Daily XPress. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  2. ^ Lersakvanitchakul, Kitchana (7 September 2008). "Babes in the hood". Daily XPress. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  3. ^ Mayuree, Amnuayporn (31 December 2008). "ที่สุดของหนังเด่น-หนังโดนแห่งปี (Movie records of the year)". Daily News. Retrieved 25 January 2009..
  4. ^ "ปิดเทอมใหญ่ ซัดไป 34 ล้าน (Pid Term Yai grabs 34 million)". Manager Online. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help).
  5. ^ "Pid Term Yai Huajai Wawun (Hormones)". Daily XPress. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  6. ^ "With help from Sora Aoi, Hormones wins jury prize at Japan's Asian Marine Film Festival". thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.