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Plot

A young mechanic Mai and his educated younger brother Men fall in love with the same girl, Pom. Mai met Pom when he was working on Poms' father's car, and Men felt love at first sight when he saw Pom at school. Unfortunately, their father is sick and needs surgery. However, the hospital operation is too expensive and the brothers cannot afford the money, and even if Mai repairs 100 cars it will not be enough. Mai later is forced to get help from his criminal uncle Bo who teams Mai up with a crazy car thief. However, the thief turns out to be a real psycho and kills one of the security workers during the robbery. Mai dislikes the car thief's method and breaks the contract with him. Now the thief starts a personal manhunt against Mai and his brother.

Cast

as Mai * Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya as Pom * Aaron Pavilai as Uncle Bo * Pramote Seangsorn as Men * Surasak Wonthai as Car Thief

Awards

Source: Won the 1995

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for: Best Motion Picture, Best Director (Rashane Limtrakul), Best Leading Actor (Somchai Kemglad), Best Leading Actress (Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya), Best Supporting Actor (Aaron Pavilai), Best Movie Script, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography. Won the 1995 Entertainment Correspondents Association Of Thailand's Suraswadi Awards for: Best Leading Actress (Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya), Best Cinematography, Best Motion Picture (top-grossing).

References

* Listal – http://www.listal.com/viewentry/9588579 * Letterbox New Zealand – http://letterboxd.com/film/romantic-blue/ * Thai movies list 1995 – http://www.thaiworldview.com/tv/act.php?myChoice=1995&mySearch=5

External links

* * MUBI – https://mubi.com/films/romantic-blue {{Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Picture Thai romantic drama films Films set in Thailand Best Picture Suphannahong National Film Award winners Thai crime drama films Thai thriller films 1990s Thai films