Hello Stranger (2010)

Director
Banjong Pisantanakul

Main cast
ฉันทวิชช์ ธนะเสวี; หนึ่งธิดา โสภณ

Genres
Drama

Description
Just like thousands of Thai couples, during the 9 days holiday of Songkran festival, a guy and a girl choose to visit Korea for their own specific reasons. They did not start the trip to go together, but end up returning back home together


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