SuckSeed
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SuckSeed is a Thai
comedy film
released in 2011 by GTH
. Directed by first-time feature director Chayanop Boonprakob, it stars teenage actor Jirayu Laongmanee as well as first-time actors Pachara Chirathivat, Thawat Pornrattanaprasert, and Nattasha Nauljam. The film follows the antics of three secondary school
students who form a rock
band to impress girls, but, despite their efforts, play poorly and regularly end up losers.
Based in part on Chayanop's thesis
project short film about a band of young members who perform badly but insist on trying, the film features themes of teenage dreams, friendship, romance, and their expression through music, and includes pieces of popular rock songs interspersed within the narrative as well as cameo
s by several well-known musicians. The film was released in Thailand on 17 March 2011, earning 21.4 million baht on its opening weekend and 38.04 million during its first week.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
released in 2011 by GTH
GMM Tai Hub
GMM Tai Hub Co., Ltd., or GTH , is the film studio of Thai entertainment conglomerate GMM Grammy. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of GMM Pictures with producer Visute Poolvoralaks' Tai Entertainment and Jira Maligool's Hub Ho Hin film company, following the box-office success of the childhood...
. Directed by first-time feature director Chayanop Boonprakob, it stars teenage actor Jirayu Laongmanee as well as first-time actors Pachara Chirathivat, Thawat Pornrattanaprasert, and Nattasha Nauljam. The film follows the antics of three secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
students who form a rock
Thai rock music
Thai rock is a genre of rock music from Thailand. The music genre of rock emerged in the 1980s in Thailand and became widely popular in the 1990s. The sub-genre of string and pop rock began to flourish in the 1980s with bands like Asanee-Wasan and Micro...
band to impress girls, but, despite their efforts, play poorly and regularly end up losers.
Based in part on Chayanop's thesis
Thesis
A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...
project short film about a band of young members who perform badly but insist on trying, the film features themes of teenage dreams, friendship, romance, and their expression through music, and includes pieces of popular rock songs interspersed within the narrative as well as cameo
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
s by several well-known musicians. The film was released in Thailand on 17 March 2011, earning 21.4 million baht on its opening weekend and 38.04 million during its first week.