''Nothing to Lose'' ( th, 1+1 เป็นสูญ, or ''Neung buak neung pen soon'', literally, ''1+1=0'') is a 2002 Thai

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written and directed by Danny Pang of

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. 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'' (2003).

Plot

Somchai, a debt-ridden gambling addict, goes to the top of a building to commit

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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 * Pierre Png as Somchai *

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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

* 2000s crime comedy-drama films 2002 directorial debut films Films directed by Danny Pang Thai comedy-drama films 2002 comedy films 2002 drama films {{Comedy-crime-film-stub