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An informant and a hit-man find themselves passionately entwined after double-crossing their crime lord employers.An informant and a hit-man find themselves passionately entwined after double-crossing their crime lord employers.An informant and a hit-man find themselves passionately entwined after double-crossing their crime lord employers.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations
Rattanaballang Tohssawat
- Make
- (as Rattanabunlung Tosawart)
Chaiwat Thongsaeng
- Eit
- (as Chayawart SangThong)
Wiradit Srimalai
- Mork
- (as Weeradit Srimalai)
Chutcha Rujinanon
- Sai
- (as Chatcha Rujinanoun)
Uthumporn Silaphan
- Mom
- (as Utumporn Silapran)
Janaprakal Chandruang
- Boss 1
- (as Cholprakran Chanruang)
Rachanu Boonchuduang
- Boss' Wife
- (as Ratchanu Boonchuduang)
Suchao Pongwilai
- Boss 2
- (as Suchaw Pongwilai)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaExecutive Producer Somsak Techaratanaprasert was also the Executive Producer of Rak haeng Siam (2007), another gay themed Thai film produced in 2007, also known as "Love of Siam.
- GoofsRachanu Boonchuduang (as Ratchanu Boonchuduang) is credited on screen in the role of "Wife's Boss," although it should be as "Boss' Wife".
- Crazy creditsThe first three cast members are credited as "Cast," while the remaining cast members are credited as "Guess," meaning "Guests" or "Guest Stars".
Featured review
Raw Yet Tender Love Story From the Underbelly of Bangkok
The cover of the DVD for this very fine film is misleading: the photograph of the two leads in a rather quiet and elegant setting is about as far from the content of the cinematic adventure as imaginable. Writer/Director Poj Amon has created a love story that is more from the underbelly of the poor section of Bangkok than it is from the expected physical beauty of that Thai city, and rather than focusing on the 'tourist view' of Thailand, he instead finds a different kind of beauty molded into a love story from a far different perspective. And it works very well.
In the world of Thai organized crime there is a star assassin - Maek ((Rattanaballang Tohssawat) - who kills 'bad people' to satisfy his bosses but cannot kill 'good people'. He is the sole support of his mother and younger brother, both of whom suffer from AIDS - the source of their infection is the abusive live-in stepfather. Maek wants to provide a good home for his little family, somewhere away from the slums of Bangkok, so that his little brother will no longer have to ply the hustler role on the streets to help support his ailing mother. Maek is assigned a 'hit' and in stalking the young lawyer he is supposed to assassinate he finds an attraction to the obviously good, married, handsome Iht (Chaiwat Thongsaeng). When the moment comes to complete his grim duty, Maek cannot kill a 'good man' and in the setup Maek himself is shot. Iht is compassionate and rescues Maek from the streets, taking him to his shelter to nurse him back to health. The two men bond and eventually submit to their passion. Yet when Maek recovers, he cannot face the truth of his feelings and separates himself from Iht. Iht's wife is suspicious about Iht's distance, stalks him, and witnesses a secret moment of passion between Maek and Iht, and the discovery turns her into a potential assassin herself. Iht is now by himself, unable to regain Maek's commitment until a series of events leads to the ultimate arrest of Maek: from the imposed separation caused by Maek's incarceration, Iht remains faithful to his love. The ending could have been triumphant (and for moments it is, emotionally), but instead Poj Amon opts for tragedy, a writer's decision that makes the film even more powerful.
The cast of actors is excellent and the chemistry between the two leads is undiluted by the forces that are meant to separate them. In the end, this is a love story between two classes of people whose discovery of a forbidden love emphasizes some universal truths. It is a well- made, beautifully photographed film (Tiwa Moeithaisong is the gifted cinematographer) that deserves a wider audience. Grady Harp
In the world of Thai organized crime there is a star assassin - Maek ((Rattanaballang Tohssawat) - who kills 'bad people' to satisfy his bosses but cannot kill 'good people'. He is the sole support of his mother and younger brother, both of whom suffer from AIDS - the source of their infection is the abusive live-in stepfather. Maek wants to provide a good home for his little family, somewhere away from the slums of Bangkok, so that his little brother will no longer have to ply the hustler role on the streets to help support his ailing mother. Maek is assigned a 'hit' and in stalking the young lawyer he is supposed to assassinate he finds an attraction to the obviously good, married, handsome Iht (Chaiwat Thongsaeng). When the moment comes to complete his grim duty, Maek cannot kill a 'good man' and in the setup Maek himself is shot. Iht is compassionate and rescues Maek from the streets, taking him to his shelter to nurse him back to health. The two men bond and eventually submit to their passion. Yet when Maek recovers, he cannot face the truth of his feelings and separates himself from Iht. Iht's wife is suspicious about Iht's distance, stalks him, and witnesses a secret moment of passion between Maek and Iht, and the discovery turns her into a potential assassin herself. Iht is now by himself, unable to regain Maek's commitment until a series of events leads to the ultimate arrest of Maek: from the imposed separation caused by Maek's incarceration, Iht remains faithful to his love. The ending could have been triumphant (and for moments it is, emotionally), but instead Poj Amon opts for tragedy, a writer's decision that makes the film even more powerful.
The cast of actors is excellent and the chemistry between the two leads is undiluted by the forces that are meant to separate them. In the end, this is a love story between two classes of people whose discovery of a forbidden love emphasizes some universal truths. It is a well- made, beautifully photographed film (Tiwa Moeithaisong is the gifted cinematographer) that deserves a wider audience. Grady Harp
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- Friend... I Love You
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- Gross worldwide
- $373,500
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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