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How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: Why I wouldn’t watch this film with my parents 

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The Thai drama follows a university dropout (Billkin Putthipong Assaratanakul) who cares for his grandma (Usha Seamkhum), who has been diagnosed with end-stage cancer.

The Thai drama follows a university dropout (Billkin Putthipong Assaratanakul) who cares for his grandma (Usha Seamkhum), who has been diagnosed with end-stage cancer.

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SINGAPORE – Pushed by my friends to watch the Thai hit film

How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

after it trended on TikTok, I finally caved. I had planned to skip it, assuming it would be a film that force-fed values of altruism and filial piety.

Instead, the film weaves these in seamlessly with compelling storytelling. As I left the cinema with tears in my eyes, my first thought was to make a trip to my grandmother’s as soon as I could.

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