Three films look at love
Photos courtesy of Oriental Eyes Co., Ltd
Did you know
Oriental Eyes is the first Thai film company to have a distribution deal with Columbia Tristar Buena Vista.
Directed by Saranyoo Jiralak and produced by Oriental Eyes, Together (Day of Love) is a drama divided into three separate short films. The films explore themes of love, heartbreak and trust.
Wan Tee Yak Leum (Forgotten Day) stars Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya as Orathai, a lady who was abandoned by her father as a child. Never having forgotten the pain caused by her father, Orathai has since grown up and married. When Orathai is suddenly called to a hospital to pick up her father, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, she has to decide whether or not she can forgive and forget the past.
The second film, Wan Tee Mai Tong Karn Krai (The Day That Needed No One) is about Nual (Pok Piyathida) and Chart (Peter Nopachai), a married couple who are facing the end of their relationship. While they are in the process of divorcing, Chart becomes sick and starts going blind.
Finally, Wan Tee Mai Tang Jai (Unintended Day) is about a teen couple, played by Cream Napassorn and Junahcnuk Aknrakgnek, who face a big challenge when they find that they are about to have a child before they’re ready.
Catch the heart-warming drama when Together (Day of Love) opens at cinemas on December 20.
Vocabulary
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abandon (v): to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
Alzheimer’s disease (n): a serious disease, usually affecting older people, that prevents the brain from functioning normally and causes loss of memory, loss of ability to speak clearly, etc.
divorce (v): to end your marriage to somebody legally
heart-warming (adj): causing feelings of happiness and pleasure
