How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) (2015)

Original title

พี่ชาย My Hero

Directed by

Josh Kim

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Thailand, Indonesia, United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Thai boy navigates family conflict and a growing romance while his brother faces military conscription. The story follows his daily life and the pressures that shape his future.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatecoming-of-ageunsettlingtendergrounded

What happens

How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) (Thai title: พี่ชาย My Hero) is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Josh Kim. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, and was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film is based on the short stories "At the Café Lovely" and "Draft Day" by Rattawut Lapcharoensap. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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