It Gets Better
2012, 104 minutes
A bubbly and light poster for a romantic drama. Four male-presenting characters in white clothing are individually posed at the top of the poster against a pale red background, and four woman-presenting characters in pink clothing pose on their own at the bottom against a teal background. The poster is divided by a white cloud. Imposed on the cloud is a peach-coloured speech bubble featuring the title of the film written in white text in Thai language. Each of the 8 characters on the poster have text written beside them in Thai.
Genre
drama   romance   comedy   feature (45 min or over)  
Keywords/themes
trans   cabaret   ladyboy  
Media type
film/video  
Alternate titles

Mai Dai Kor Hai Ma Rak

ไม่ได้ขอให้มารัก

Country of origin

Thailand

Production company

Amfine Production

Whitelight Productions

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

Thai/ภาษาไทย

Content Warnings
Unreviewed
Images
A bubbly and light poster for a romantic drama. Four male-presenting characters in white clothing are individually posed at the top of the poster against a pale red background, and four woman-presenting characters in pink clothing pose on their own at the bottom against a teal background. The poster is divided by a white cloud. Imposed on the cloud is a peach-coloured speech bubble featuring the title of the film written in white text in Thai language. Each of the 8 characters on the poster have text written beside them in Thai.
Description

Saithan, a retired post-op transsexual, falls in love with a local mechanic. Tonmai has inherited a gay cabaret bar from his father. And Din is a high school boy whom his father found out to be a ladyboy. His father sends him upcountry to be ordained hoping it may make him straight.

MUBI. “It Gets Better (2012) | MUBI.” Accessed August 21, 2023. https://mubi.com/en/ca/films/it-gets-better.

Three hearts are destined to take a journey, and to fall in love.

Letterboxd. “It Gets Better (2012).” Accessed August 21, 2023. https://letterboxd.com/film/it-gets-better/.
Cast & Crew
Crew
Distribution
Trailer
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