''Nothing to Lose'' ( th, 1+1 เป็นสูญ, or ''Neung buak neung pen soon'', literally, ''1+1=0'') is a 2002 Thai
crime
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comedy
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drama film
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written and directed by
Danny Pang of
the Pang Brothers
Danny Pang Phat and Oxide Pang Chun, collectively known as the Pang Brothers, are a filmmaking duo of screenwriters and film directors. The pair are twins, born in Hong Kong in 1965. Among their films is the hit Asian horror film, '' The Eye'' ...
. It is Danny Pang's solo directorial debut, and is part of the loose "Bangkok Trilogy" by the Pangs that also includes ''
Bangkok Dangerous'' (1999) and ''
One Take Only
''One Take Only'' ( th, ส้ม แบงค์ มือใหม่หัดขาย, also ''Som and Bank: Bangkok for Sale'') is a 2001 crime-drama film written and directed by Oxide Pang.
Plot
Bank is a small-time hoodlum in Bangkok. He us ...
'' (2003).
Plot
Somchai, a debt-ridden gambling addict, goes to the top of a building to commit
suicide
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and finds a young woman, Go-go, standing on the ledge ready to do the same.
Rather than going through with the plans for death, the two talk and decide that there's nothing they can't do, since they had decided to die.
So they embark on a crime spree, starting out by eating in a restaurant and not paying the bill, then stealing a car and crashing it for fun.
They rob a convenience store, and are pursued by the police, and the gangsters Somchai pursue the couple as well.
Awards
The film won two awards at the
Thailand National Film Association Awards
The Suphannahong National Film Awards ( th, รางวัลภาพยนตร์แห่งชาติ สุพรรณหงส์, also known as the Thailand National Film Association Awards) is the primary film award of the Thai film ...
: Best Actress for Arisara Wongchalee, and Best Costumes.
Cast
*Arisara Wongchalee as Gogo
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Pierre Png
Pierre Png Tiang Huat (; born 29 October 1973), is a Singaporean actor. He is known for starring in multiple Singaporean MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's dramas which include '' The Gentlemen'' and ''When Duty Calls''.
Early in his ca ...
as Somchai
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Yvonne Lim
Yvonne Lim (, born 28 September 1976) is a Singaporean actress.
Early life and education
Lim was born to Hokkien-speaking family. She studied at CHIJ St Theresa's Convent and graduated with a Diploma in Electronic, Computer & Communication E ...
as Daderufang
*Nimponth Chaisirikul
Release
''Nothing to Lose'' has been issued on DVD in Thailand, but despite what the package says, it has no English subtitles.
External links
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2000s crime comedy-drama films
2002 directorial debut films
Films directed by Danny Pang
Thai comedy-drama films
2002 comedy films
2002 drama films
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