My Girl (2003)
I was 10. She was also 10, We grew up together and she was my first love.
Genre : Comedy, Romance
Runtime : 1H 51M
Director : Komgrit Triwimol, Nithiwat Tharathorn, Vijjapat Kojew, Adisorn Trisirikasem, Witthaya Thongyooyong, Songyos Sugmakanan
Writer : Nithiwat Tharathorn, Songyos Sugmakanan, Vijjapat Kojew, Adisorn Trisirikasem, Aummaraporn Phandintong, Komgrit Triwimol, Witthaya Thongyooyong
Synopsis
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