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Thai movie ช่างมันฉันไม่แคร์ was released in year 1986 and lasts 1h59mn. The movie was released under VCD format by Lepso Company and under VHS format by ST Video. The movie was remastered in 4K format in the year 2021 and was shown in Thai Film Archives. The movie director is Pantewanop Tewakul. The movie got multiple Thai cinema golden awards (รางวัลตุ๊กตาทอง) in 1986 as the best movie and the best scenario, got a best costumes award in Thai cinema ceremonies (รางวัลสุพรรณหงส์ทองคำ) in 1986, got elected as Thai National Film Heritage (มรดกภาพยนตร์แห่งชาติ) in 2020. The particular highlight of this movie, apart from its depiction of low life in Bangkok, was provided by the fact that Pim had been a student in 1976 during the bloody protests. When Pim meets old friends, they sing old songs for life (เพลงชีวิต) reminding them about the 1976 events. Thai movie ช่างมันฉันไม่แคร์ was released just a decade after the sad events. It is one of the rare Thai movies depicting such events. Pim (Sinjai Hongthai) is a very active business woman. She is independent, smokes, and drinks beer. She wears men's clothes like suits and ties. She is a modern 1980s emancipated woman compared to Thai traditional standards. She only believes in herself. A young man called Bird (Likit Eakmongkol) and his friend are living together in a small flat. They always have no money. Pim needs a new model for an advertisement and is looking for one in Siam Square. She meets Bird in a cafe. Bird was eating with older lady Wiyada Umarin and is insulted as a pimp (แมงดา) as both of them have no money to pay for the lunch. Pim has a suitor called Komsan, who asks her for a wedding. Pim is 30 years old already but she doesn't want to follow traditional ways, i.e. have a husband, have children, stop working and stay home. So she refuses. Bird is recruited for an underwear commercial shooting. Bird is younger than Pim. He follows Pim to a camping advertising spot on Pattaya beach. Bird's mother needs 5000 baht. Bird needs to work again. He is Chippendales dancer in the "Rainbow" bar, a club for women, and then male prostitute for ladies. Lady Thitima Sangkapitak likes him as a toy. Bird is from Northeastern Thailand and has almost no studies knowledge. He is impressed by Pim (แม่โฆษณา) and her leadership. Pim considers herself as a prostitute selling her brain. Bird is fed up with his life as a gigolo. He only meets crazy ladies looking for sex only. One night, Komsan tries to force Pim, but Bird chases him. They both tell their lives. Pim has been traumatised by the Thai students massacre in Thammasat University on 6 October 1976. Pim met Komsan during those events and loved him. But then Komsan changed a lot being mainly interested in money (เงิน) and power (อำนาจ). Regarding Bird, he is a farmer's son and his real name is Wang. Pim has a choice between Komsan, a rich man (ละครพระเอก), and Bird, a simple man. She is looking for a simple man (คนง่ายๆ). A love story starts between them. Bird is a good-hearted man. Bird is often treated as a buffalo (ควาย) in his job as he is coming from countryside and doesn't have high studies achievement. Bird leaves his job but then needs to do it again to get money to cure his sick friend. Pim's colleague (Thitima Sangkapitak) knows Bird. Due to jealousy, she announces Pim's relationship with Bird to Pim's boss and Komsan. But Pim doesn't care (ช่างมันฉันไม่แคร์). She quits her job and decides to stay with Bird despite society and family reprobation.

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