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Uranus 2324

Uranus 2324 is a 2024 Thai queer romantic drama and science fiction film directed by James Thanadol and produced by Keetawat Chinnakote.[1] The film stars Sarocha Chankimha and Rebecca Patricia Armstrong, popularly known as the pairing "FreenBecky". The story explores themes of love, identity, and destiny against a futuristic backdrop. It was released in Thailand on July 4, 2024, with a runtime of 130 minutes.[2][3]

Uranus 2324
Theatrical release poster
Thaiยูเรนัส 2324
Directed byJames Thanadol
Produced byKeetawat Chinnakote
Starring
Cinematography
  • Nut Nualpang
  • Titipong Chaisati
  • Thanadol Nualsuth
Edited by
  • Velcurve Motion Post
  • Wasupol Sripuk
Music by
  • Ekkaphop Khiaoyasit
  • Teerraphong Prathumrat
Production
companies
Velcurve Co.,LTD
Distributed by
Release date
  • July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryThailand
Languages
  • Thai
  • Eng

Uranus 2324 was screened at international festivals, including the Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift, and received several nominations at the 13th Thailand Social Awards, the Thailand Box Office Movies & Series Awards 2024, and the Thailand Y Content Awards 2024. And it’s considered the first space film of Thailand, praised for its innovations, gorgeous visuals, and practical effects, all highlighted by the heartbreaking performance of FreenBecky.[4]

Synopsis

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Bonded in their youth and separated by tragedy, an astronaut and a free diver bend the laws of space and time in their efforts to be together again.[5]

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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  • Torfan Taweema as Friend / Prim
  • Sirium Pukdeedumrongrit as Rose [Kath's Mother]
  • Amarin Nitibhon as Yut [Kath's Father]
  • Ninnart Sinchai as Phat [Lin's Father]
  • Christopher Gerber as Astronaut Thomas Weston
  • Ken Yashiro as Ken Miyamoto
  • So Takei as Japanese Soldier

Guest

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  • Erich Fleshman as Nick Nelson [Administrator of NASA]
  • Usha Seamkhum as Lin's Older (Voice)[6]

Production

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The film Uranus 2324 held an unveiling ceremony on August 20, 2023 [7] fully announcing the project and its ambitions and supporters while launch its trailer pilot (which gain millions of views and social media talk). Including funds to build a spaceship and a virtual space station. The space station was inspired by NASA's Lunar Gateway space station.[8] The film is one of four Thai films from 2023-24 productions, to be chosen by Thai Royal Government to receive a budget, to make a film to promote Thailand's soft power from the Ministry of Culture.[9][10] And one of the few Thai projects in film/series to be fully approved by the Thai department fiscal year 2024.

September and October of 2023 were mark by several workshops for the lmain actors focus on acting, stunts, free-diving, english scientific language and more; with the first Qs of shooting the movie starting on 30 November 2023 in New York City, NY and later, after a several shooting across Thailand, they finished shooting all big scenes (heavily post production ones) on studio in Bangkok on 17 March 2024, with the producers announcing that the movie production progress was at 80%, after that, both actresses returned to shooting individual scenes and to the sound booth to improve some sound capture while the team worked on post-production, Freen Sarocha and Becky Armstrong officially resumed filming at the beginning of June 2024. Produce by Velcurve in collaboration with GM Generates, and big sponsors, the movie hit theaters on July 4th, 2024.[11]

Distribution/Reception

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The film Uranus 2324 start its distribution at many film festivals and entertainment content events participating in the Asian Contents & Film Market 2023 (ACFM) and 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan, South Korea, and TIFFCOM 2023 and 36th Tokyo International Film Festival (2023) in Tokyo, Japan, which have attracted international attention from many filmmakers and investors who want to screen the film in various countries, in line with the government's policy to push and promote Thailand's soft power to the world they manage to grab all attention just by the pilot trailer.

In the positive response from fans, investors and critics alike,[12] the movie Uranus 2324 guarantees a bang from the response of the foreign film industry by being able to close rights sales/distribution deals in more than 27 countries around the world. It is said to have created many new phenomena for the Thai film industry.Within the deals made were two giants from the streaming world globally Netflix and Amazon Prime Video that lately after its run on theaters would be responsible to take the movie across Asia, Europe and Latin America,not only with several languages subtitles but even dubbed at foreign idioms, such as spanish, madarim, etc.[13][14]

The movie Uranus 2324 was part of the Thai Nights for Cannes 2024 and premiere its first official poster both at Cannes and Hong Kong Filmart 2024 both support and cited by the Thai Royal Government. The Royal Thai Embassy in partnership with UP Film Institute organized the Thai Film Festival 2024 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Philippines and had Uranus 2324 as one of the main attractions of the festival.[15]

The full trailer was released on the evening of June 16, 2024 on all online platforms. And as expect it turned out a major hit dominating the online conversation, it attracted the attention of fans both in Thailand and abroad. The kind that can be called a real global buzz in the social world. Because in less than an hour after releasing, the hashtag #URANUS2324OfficialTrailer immediately became a popular trend in Thailand. It has also soared into trends in more than 20 countries around the world.

Later the official Gala Premiere Uranus 2324 event took social media and the mall by storm. With thousand of fans, Thai and international, in loco, the gala event stop the mall by the amount of people trafficking the event area, the special black carpet lead by Freen Sarocha and Rebecca Armstrong, also count with many Thai stars appearances and the full cast and main crew and executives highlights. The event was also honored by Mrs. Yutika Isarankul Na Ayutthaya, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, as a special guest at the Uranus 2324 Movie Premiere Gala. Zom Marie also made an special performance of "Still Missing You" (main soundtrack of the movie) making an emotional moment for fans and the lead actresses. [16] Online fans also repercuted the event trending top 1, both Thailand and worldwide, in over 30 countries, with impressive 2.5M+ posts. The official lives of the black carpet through Line Today, Weibo and Facebook hit an almost 3 million accounts connected. All those numbers and factors put the Uranus 2324 movie premiere as one of the biggest movie galas of all time in Thailand and the most global one.[17]

After its premiere July 4 the movie climb to top 5 biggest box office in its first weekend at Thai cinemas and kept being screened at international festivals, including the Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift. The movie was released in international theaters simultaneously with its Thai premiere. Laos also screened the film on July 4, marking the start of its international run. From there, it reached audiences in the Philippines, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand,Taiwan, Mexico, Macau, Peru, Hong Kong, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Japan, Argentina, Spain and more (estimate over 18 countries), making an general run or limited time screening thanks to local partnerships with companies like Rafaella Films and Cinemark. [18]

After an almost five-month run in theaters worldwide, December 2024 marks its debut on streaming, starting with Netflix Asia. In 2025, the movie also arrive on MyMovies One (an Italian platform), and in the US and Europe via Amazon Prime, later expanding its availability to Latin America as well, breaking into the top 10 across streaming platforms. It’s reported that Uranus 2324 became the biggest box office hit for a Thai film in many of those countries, including Mexico, where it reached the top 7 for the week during its opening weekend, where it generated over 6M+ Baht across 670 screens nationwide, an even bigger debut than its official premiere in Thailand, showcasing the global appeal of the movie and FreenBecky’s worldwide influence.[19]

Original soundtrack

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No.TitleLyricsArtistLength
1."Still Missing You" (Thai: ล้านปีแสง)Achariya DulyapaiboonZom Marie5:27
2."If I Could"Dena EuprasertDena Euprasert4:42
3."Sparkles"Dena EuprasertDena Euprasert4:09

Ratings/Scores

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Year Publisher Info Score Contribuitions

(critics + audience)

 Added by users Ref.
2024 IMDb

(Internet Movie Database)

 An online database of information about movies, TV, music, and games, now owned by Amazon. (global) 6.3 5.6k+ 36.2k+ [20]
TMDB

(The Movie Database)

 It is a community-driven platform that provides a comprehensive database of movies, TV shows, actors, and production crews. (Film niche) 80 untracked untracked
MDL

(MyDramalist)

 It's a community-driven platform where Asian drama and movie fans can create their own lists, discuss their favorite shows and movies, discover new content. (Asian audience and enthusiasts) 7.7 1.5k+ 4.5k

Accolades

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift Best Directing in Feature Film Thanadol Nualsuth Nominated [21]
Best Script for a Long Feature Film Thitipong Chaisati & Nut Nualpang Nominated [22]
2025 Idol Star Thai Awards Mexico Best Thai LGBTQ+ Film Production Uranus 2324 Won
13th Thailand Social Awards Best Creator Performance on Social Media - (Movie) Uranus 2324 2nd place [23]
Thailand Box Office Movies & Series Awards 2024 Movies of the Year Uranus 2324 Nominated [24]
Actress Movie of the Year Freen Sarocha Nominated
Thailand Y Content Awards 2024 Best Film Uranus 2324 Nominated [25]
Thailand Moral Awards 2024 Honorable Mention - Film Uranus 2324 Won [26]
33rd Suphannahong National Film Awards 2025 Popular Movie Uranus 2324 Won [27]
2026 Bangkok Pride Awards 2026 Pride Popular of Movie Uranus 2324 Won [28]

Listicles

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Year Publisher List Nominees Position Ref.
2025 Lesbocine Top Sapphic Characters of 2025 Kath 9th place [29]
Top Sapphic Characters of 2025 Lin 13th place [30]

Events

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Year Day/Month Name City Country Location Ref.
2023 20 August Project Velcurve 2023 New Space Press Conference Bangkok Thailand Central Court, Central World Shopping Center [31]
19 November Uranus2324 Worship Ceremony Bangkok Thailand Lan Hin Avenue, Ratchayothin [32]
2024 2 July The Gala Premiere of Uranus2324 Bangkok Thailand Infinity Hall Paragon Cineplex on the 5th floor of Siam Paragon Shopping Center [33]
6-7 July Uranus2324 FanCon Live in Bangkok Ngamwongwan Thailand MCC Hall The Mall LifeStore Ngamwongwan [34]
10 July Special Screening with FreenBecky SFW Bangkok Thailand SF World Cinema, Central World [35]
Special Screening with FreenBecky Major Cineplex Bangkok Thailand Siam Pavalai Theatre, Siam Paragon [36]

Sponsorships/Partners

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Company Function/Activity Info Country Ref.
Velcurve Studios Main Production Company Holds the rights to the production and is responsible for the cast, script, crew, and marketing, and its global distribution. Thailand [37]
GM Generates Support Production Company and Distribuitor Official distributor and licensing agent in Thailand. Thailand [38]
C EYE Group Support Production -Public Company Full-service Advertising, Photography, Cinematography and production support company. Thailand [39]
Ministry of Culture Main Sponsor - Royal Government Part of the Thai Royal Government’s effort to promote Thailand’s soft power from the Ministry of Culture. Thailand [40]
Tourism Authority of Thailand Main Sponsor - Royal Government Part of the Thai Royal Government’s effort to promote Thailand’s tourism through supporting Thai productions that travel across the country and have a global audience. Thailand [41]
CP (Charoen Pokphand Group Company) Official Sponsor - Private Royal Conglomerate Thai conglomerate based in Bangkok. It is Thailand's largest private company and the largest privately held Royal Warrant holder of the Thai Royal Family. Thailand [42]
Udom Thai Official Sponsor - Sets and Cast/Crew support New York Based Thai Restaurant. USA [43]
Central Pattana Official Sponsor - Business Conglomerate One of the biggest companies in Thailand focus on property developer with shopping centers, residences, offices, hotels and strategic investments Thailand [44]
NETA auto Official Sponsor - company owned by Hozon Auto Chinese electric car manufacturer China [45]
Klean & Kare Official Sponsor - Pharmaceuticals With over 50 years of experience, it’s a highly respected and award-winning pharmaceutical group offering saline-based products for cleaning and maintaining family hygiene, focusing on sterile solutions that can be used for a variety of benefits. Thailand [46]
SONY Official Sponsor - Sound Engineer Sony's new sound and camera technology was used to enhance audio capture, and during the editing and post-production process, it helped boost the audience's experience in theaters and later at home with high-quality sound. Japan [47]
The Matter Official Sponsor - Publisher A news agency specializing in multiple platforms, bringing Thai news to the world and global news to Thailand. Thailand [48]
ONE31 Official Sponsor - Network A TV company that also invests in many productions. Thailand [49]
Good Things Happen Official Sponsor - Marketing Its a Collaboration Marketing Agency who create customer experiences through touch point integration & customize a campaign to achieve the goal. Thailand [50]

References

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