How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) explained

How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) (Thai title: พี่ชาย My Hero) is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Josh Kim. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival,^[1] and was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^{[2] [3]} The film is based on the short stories "At the Café Lovely" and "Draft Day" by Rattawut Lapcharoensap.^[4]

Cast

• Toni Rakkaen as Adult Oat
• Ingkarat Damrongsakkul as Oat
• Thira Chutikul as Ek
• Jinn Jinna Navarat as Jai
• Natarat Lakha as Kitty
• Kowit Wattanakul as Sia
• Nuntita Khampiranon as Singer
• Michael Shaowanasai as Customer
• Anawat Patanawanichkul as Junior
• Vatanya Thamdee as Auntie

See also

• List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films of 2015
• List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Thai submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Selection of Fictional Films in Panorama Now Complete: 34 Features from 29 Countries . 1 February 2015 . berlinale.de . 14 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214093016/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/panorama/pan-presse-detail_26582.html . dead .
2. Web site: Gay Drama 'Checkers' Selected by Thailand for Oscar Consideration . Variety. 22 September 2015 . 22 September 2015.
3. Web site: Oscars: Thailand Picks 'How To Win at Checkers (Every Time)' for Foreign-Language Category . Hollywood Reporter . 24 September 2015 . 24 September 2015.
4. Web site: Short Synopsis . winatcheckers.com . 19 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126071753/http://www.winatcheckers.com/about . 26 November 2015 . dead .