''Fast and Feel Love'' ( th, เร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอ) is a 2022 Thai

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written, directed and produced by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, starring

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and , released on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 (

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). The film is distributed by GDH. And this film is an imitation of

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franchise

Plot

Urassaya "Yaya" Sperbund plays J, a young woman caring for her boyfriend, Kao (played by Nat Kitcharit), who is competing to become the fastest cup stacking competitor in the world. After Kao is dumped by J, he has to learn basic

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skills and try to win her back.

Cast

as "Jay" * Nat Kitcharit as "Kao" * Anusara Korsamphan as "Metal" * Kanokwan Butrachart as "Kao's Mother" * Wipawee Patnasiri as "Por" * Keetapat Pongruea as "Pai-Liu" * Lee Joo-hong as "Mr. Kang" * Kim Chan-young as "Mr. Woo" * Joshua Ugochukwu Ezunagu as "Edward" * Marvelous Ndigwe as "Edward's Mother" * Napak Tricharoendech as "Yam"

Production

On Sunday, October 24, 2021, the list of actors for ''Fast and Feel Love'' was announced and filming started. Director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit stated the film would be somewhat more concise than his previous work. He wanted to portray the daily lives of people over the age of 30 through intimate stories, and chose sports stacking. This film officially ended filming on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Many of the film's workshops were done on

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due to

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. Sperbund said, "I listened a lot to rock band

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to help me get into my character."

Themes

A main theme of the film is the daily lives and challenges of people as they age out of their 20s and into their 30s.

Release

''Fast and Feel Love'' was released on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 (

) by GDH. In July 2022, it was selected as opening film of the

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, where it was screened at Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center on July 15 for its international premiere. It was also invited to the 26th

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and was screened for its Canadian premiere on July 18, 2022.

Reception and awards

Samuel Jamier, executive director of the

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(NYAFF), said the film is fast-moving with hilarious moments. He also remarked, "As the film says, sport stacking is genderless, ageless and border-free, which is a real game-changer."

Awards

References

External links

* * {{Netflix title 2022 films 2022 action comedy films Thai action comedy films Thai-language films GDH 559 films