Happy Old Year

Happy Old Year (Thai title: ฮาวทูทิ้ง ทิ้งอย่างไร..ไม่ให้เหลือเธอ) is a 2019 Thai romantic drama film written and directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. The film had premiered in the "Voices Main Programme" section at the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam.^[1] It was selected as the Thai entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[2]

Happy Old Year
Film poster
ฮาวทูทิ้ง ทิ้งอย่างไร..ไม่ให้เหลือเธอ
Directed by	Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Written by	Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Produced by	Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Starring	Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying Sunny Suwanmethanont
Cinematography	Niramon Ross
Edited by	Chonlasit Upanigkit
Production companies	Happy Ending Film Very Sad Pictures
Distributed by	GDH 559
Release date	26 December 2019 (2019-12-26)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai

Plot

A woman named Jean (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying) returns home to Bangkok after spending three years in Sweden, and begins to de-clutter her family's house by throwing away anything that has been lying around unused. However, she faces a great challenge when she comes across some items that belonged to her ex-boyfriend named Aim, (Sunny Suwanmethanont). Memories of their past came to Jean and Aim as they try to rekindle their friendship despite breaking up as a result of Jean's lifelong plans to be an interior designer.^[3]

Cast

• Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying as Jean
• Sunny Suwanmethanont as Aim
• Sarika Sartsilpsupa as Mi
• Apasiri Chantrasmi as Jean's Mother
• Thirawat Ngosawang as Jay
• Patcha Kitchaicharoen as Pink

Accolades

Date	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Notes
30 December 2021	34th Golden Rooster Awards (China)	Best Foreign Language Film	Happy Old Year	Nominated	[4]

See also

• List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Thai submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film