''Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy'' is a 2013 Thai

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film written and directed by

Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (, ; born 4 February 1984) is a Thai writer, screenwriter and film director. His notable works are " Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy" and "Heart Attack" which has won several awards in the Suphannahong National Film Awar ...

, starring Patcha Poonpiriya, Chonnikan Netjui and Wasupol Kriangprapakit. The film was based on 410 tweets by Twitter user @marylony, and revolves around Mary (Patcha Poonpiriya) and her friend Suri (Chonnikan Netjui) who are studying at a fictional high school. The film was one of three films which were developed, produced and funded by

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in 2013 and had its world premiere at the

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Cast

*Patcha Poonpiriya as Mary *Chonnikan Netjui as Suri Aksornsawang *Wasupol Kriangprapakit as M

Release

''Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy'' had its world premiere at the

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on 1 September 2013. The film had its Asian premiere at the

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, beginning 3 October 2013, and screened at the

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on 11 October 2013, the

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on 19 October 2013, the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival starting 8 November 2013, and the Torino Film Festival starting 22 November 2013. The film had a

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in Thailand on 28 November 2013 in selected theatres in Bangkok.

References

External links

* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, mary_is_happy_mary_is_happy 2013 films 2013 comedy-drama films Thai independent films Thai national heritage films Thai coming-of-age films Thai comedy-drama films 2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films Thai-language films 2010s Thai films