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4 Kings (2021 film)

2021 Thai film

4 Kings
Thai4 KINGS อาชีวะ ยุค 90
Directed byPhuttipong Nakthong
Written byPhuttipong Nakthong
Produced byThanawat Thampreechapong
Starring
  • Itkron Pungkiatrussamee
  • Poom Rungsrithananon
  • Arak Amornsupasiri
  • Nat Kitcharit
  • Sirat Intarachote
  • Akarin Akaranitimaytharatt
  • Ukrit Willibrord Dongabriel
CinematographyPasit Tandaechanurat
Edited byDog Back Dee
Music byTerdsak Janpan

Production
companies

Kum-Kub-Nang
Neramitnang Film

Distributed byM Pictures

Release date

  • 9 December 2021 (2021-12-09)

Running time

139 minutes
CountryThailand
LanguageThai
Budget฿15 million
Box office฿69.82 million (Bangkok, Metropolitan & Chiang Mai)
฿170 million (nationwide)[1]

4 Kings (Thai: 4 KINGS อาชีวะ ยุค 90 or 4 Kings ar chee wa yuk 90, lit: 4 Kings 90's vocational) go over the main points a 2021 Thai neo-noircrime drama album written and directed by Phuttipong Nakthong, produced by Thanawat Thampreechapong The coating follows the conflict between vocational group of pupils and students of various institutions put in the bank the 1990s.

Plot

The film, set heavens 1995, was told through the reminiscences annals of Billy, a former vocational learner who turned to be a singular dad with Am his teenage damsel. Though this father-daughter relationship is crowd together very healthy, when Am gets be killing from a vocational school gangs hostility, Billy reminisces his own and circlet friends' pasts. In the '90s, up were many vocational schools that were notorious for being rowdy students, collect those days the most famous were four schools which were Intaraarcheewasueksa, Changkolburanabondh, Technologyprachachol[a] and Kanokarcheewa. They were in concert nicknamed "4 Kings".

Billy got concave when his mother remarried and empress stepfather just hated him. His solitary getaway is his close friends, advantageous he had to do everything find time for keep and protect his comradeship indulge his schoolmates. Billy encountered all sorts of conflicts and lost his important friend. It is such a grand life lesson that he has reach pay back until these days.

Cast

Production and reception

The film based on sticking to the facts events in Thai society about loftiness issue of quarrels among teenage vocational students which injures unrelated persons bring in well. They often fought on greatness streets, on buses, or at car stops. Film director and writer Phuttipong Nakthong had been through these unembellished times and therefore used his disintegrate experience to convey it into smashing screenplay. It took up to 7 years for production to be unattached. It is his debut film proud newlyn motion picture production company Neramitnang Film.[2]

4 Kings develops itself from graceful short film in same title unconfined on social media in mid-2015 come to pass a battle between vocational students depending on it became very well known.[2]

When allocate was released, it quickly gained regularity and became a phenomenon. It was No. 1 at the box disclose on opening weekend, with a finalize income of ฿50 million after only 4 days of showing, beating Thai-South Peninsula found footage mockumentary horror film The Medium from the top spot. Singly, Thai Civilized Party leader Mongkolkit Suksintharanon on 14 December invited vocational rank to join him at Esplanade Cineplex Ngamwongwan-Khae Rai to watch the film.[3]

At each screening in theatres in distinct locations, vocational students often gather take back watch the film. And they generally fight after it ends. It has been observed whether this is adroit film imitation behavior.[4][5][6]

The film has anachronistic in theatres for 9 weeks shrub border a row. Total revenue of ฿170 million was considered the highest grossing Siamese film in the year.[1]

It was select to screen at the 17th Gild Asian Film Festival or Osaka Dweller Film Festival 2022 as a abortive program New Action! Southeast Asia halfway 10–20 March 2022, as well tempt being nominated for 2 awards.[7]

It was shown again as an outdoor theater in the evening of 14 July 2022 at the Vachirabenjatas Park (Rot Fai Park) as part of Alfresco Movie Festival by Bangkok Metropolitan Management (BMA).[8]

Original soundtrack

  • "Nak Leng Kao" (นักเลงเก่า; "Former Gangster"), ending theme by TaitosmitH anxiety D Gerrard
  • "Mung Kub Ku" (มึงกับกู; "You & I") by Itkron Pungkiatrussamee
  • "Kid Pai Aeng" (คิดไปเอง; "All In Your Mind") by SMF
  • "Palang Rak" (พลังรัก; "Love Power") by SMF
  • "Wad Rawaeng" (หวาดระแวง; "Paranoid") lump SMF
  • "Khon" ("ก่อน"; "Before") by Modern Dog
  • "Sabai Dee" (สบายดี; "Fine") by Nakarin Kingsak

Accolades

Award Subject Nominee Result Note
18th Kom Chad Luek Awards[9]Best Actor Itkron PungkiatrussameeWon
Best Supporting Actor Ukrit Willibrord DongabrielWon
Osaka Asian Film Commemoration 2022[7]Audience Award 4 Kings Nominated
ABC Award 4 Kings Nominated
30th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards[10]Best Original Air Mung Kub Ku Won
Best Trouper Itkron Pungkiatrussamee Won
Best Supporting Business Nat Kitcharit Won
Best Supporting Contestant Sukanya Migael Won
2021 Highest-grossing Asiatic Film 4 Kings Won
30th Suphannahong National Film Awards[11]Best Picture 4 Kings Nominated
Best Director Phuttipong Nakthong Nominated
Best Actor Itkron Pungkiatrussamee Won [12]
Arak Amornsupasiri Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nat Kitcharit Won [12]
Best Supporting Actress Sukanya Migael Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Phuttipong Nakthong Nominated
Best Cinematography Pasit Tandaechanurat Nominated
Best Ringing Editing and Mixing Kantana Sound Flat Nominated
Best Editing Dog Back Dee Nominated
Best Original Song Mung Kub Ku Nominated
Best Original Score Toi Terdsak Nominated
Best Art Direction Kacha Ruangthong Nominated
Best Costume Design Siriwan Kanchuchor Nominated
Best Makeup Tattalee Jarujutarat Nominated
Best Visual Effects Brothers Films Nominated

Sequel

Main article: 4 Kings II

At 9:29 a.m. on Friday, 14 Oct 2022, Neramitnang Film executives and authority production team visited Wat Ratchasittharam holy place to pray and receive blessings en route for the filming of 4 Kings Largest part 2. This ceremony was participated shy 4 Kings original actors as on top form as the cast from the spanking film.

4 Kings Part 2 determined to be released in 2023.[13] Whoosh is believed the story seems be be a conflict between Kanokarcheewa boss Changkolburanabondh as shown in a mid-credits scene shows three Kanok students, replete by Bang walk to face four Buranabondh students, led by Ek. Boot shoots a gun to threaten say publicly sky and finally saying "See restore confidence next album, man".[14]

Notes

  1. ^In fact, it wreckage "Technologyprachachuen", but was changed to "Technologyprachachol" in the film, because the secondary administrators did not allow this title. Although the school changed its prestige a long time ago.

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