Director: Yuthlert Sippapak
Producer: Scott Rosenberg, Daniel Silverman
Script Writter: Yuthlert Sippapak
Starring:
Chakid Yamnarm, Sopitnapa Dabbaransi
February (Thai:
or Khumphaphan) is 1 of a few Thai romance drama I find captivating. Art direction tastefully taken & filmed in NY City.
Rating: 4.5 / 5
The Plot-
Kaewta a budding artist-painter doomed with critical illness, having a bad patch in life, decides to visit her friend in NYC to enjoy her final months. She suspects something is wrong in her taxi ride, jumps the cab & gets into an accident, resulting in amnesia.
Faced with a totally unfamiliar environment, Kaewta is taken in by
Jeeradech, coincidentally also a Thai in NYC. Though he shelters her, give her warmth and comfort, she learns that he has a lot of secrets. Over time, they develope a bond, Jeeradech not knowing of her medical condition is not prepare for the worse days to come.
Kaewta was soon spotted by chance while she was doodling at the spot, where she was instructed to wait for Jeeradech, who'd return to fetch her after his errand runs. The couple then prepared themselves after the scout offers to sponsor an event to showcase Kaewta's works, while Jeeradech being her guardian & "BF" gets to be a part of the show.
Eventually, Kaewta's ailing health caught up with her, hospitalised and requried immediate surgery, Jeeradech is forced to re-live his days, risking his life for the mafia in order to raise the $ for her medical expenses. He gets wounded badly while on his runs, and never knew of her repatriation back to BKK, financed by her next of kin.
She recovers from the surgery and amnesia, nearly forgetting about Jeeradech, but then decides to revisit NYC after countless prompting and questioning from her friends.
She searched the familiar places with the help of her friend in NYC, seeking the missing benefactor. She finally finds him at the usual meeting place in the park, unfortunately it was the last time they were to meet. He collapses & dies from his untreated wound.