Uranus 2324 is a 2024 Thai science fiction romantic drama film directed by James Thanadol and produced by Keetawat Chinnakote. 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.
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. It has been considered the first Thai space film. The film was praised for its innovations, visuals, and practical effects, all highlighted the performances by Armstrong and Chankimha.
Synopsis The story revolves around two childhood friends, an astronaut and a free diver, who try to reconnect in spite of their unfortunate parting.
Cast
Main Sarocha Chankimha as "Lin" Linlada Sasinpimon Usha Seamkhum as Lin (old) Rebecca Patricia Armstrong as Kath
Supporting 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 Erich Fleshman as Nick Nelson [Administrator of NASA]
Production The film Uranus 2324 held an unveiling ceremony on August 20, 2023 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. 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. And one of the few Thai projects in film/series to be fully approved by the Thai department fiscal year 2024.
September and October 2023 were mark by several workshops for the main 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 4, 2024.
Distribution/Reception The film Uranus 2324 started 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.
The film received positive responses from fans, investors and critics alike. Attention from foreign film industries ensured rights sales and distribution deals in more than 27 countries around the world. These deals included the streaming giants Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. After its run in theaters the film would be shared across Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
The movie Uranus 2324 was part of the Thai Nights for Cannes 2024 and premiered its first official poster both at Cannes and Hong Kong Filmart 2024. 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.
The full trailer was released on of June 16, 2024. Less than an hour after releasing, the hashtag #URANUS2324OfficialTrailer immediately became a popular trend in Thailand. It trended 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 a special performance of "Still Missing You" on the main soundtrack for the movie.
After its premiere July 4, the movie climbed to top 5 biggest box office in its first weekend at Thai cinemas and continued being screened at international festivals. The movie was released in international theaters simultaneously with the Thai premiere. Laos screened the film on July 4, marking the start of its international run. From there, it reached audiences in over 18 countries, making a general run or limited time screening due to local partnerships with companies like Rafaella Films and Cinemark.
After an almost five-month run in theaters worldwide, December 2024 marked its debut on streaming, starting with Netflix Asia. In 2025, the movie arrived on MyMovies One (an Italian platform), and in the US and Europe via Amazon Prime, later its availability was expanded to Latin America, breaking into the top 10 across streaming platforms.
Original soundtrack
Ratings/Scores YearPublisherInfoScoreContribuitions (critics + audience)Added by users2024IMDb (Internet Movie Database)An online database of information about movies, TV, music, and games, now owned by Amazon. (global)5.6k+36.2k+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)untrackeduntrackedMDL (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)1.5k+4.5k
Accolades Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result2024Toronto Independent Film Festival of CiftBest Directing in Feature Film Thanadol Nualsuth Best Script for a Long Feature FilmThitipong Chaisati & Nut Nualpang 2025Idol Star Thai Awards MexicoBest Thai LGBTQ+ Film Production Uranus 2324 HUB Awards 2024Ost of the YearSparkles (Dena Euprasert) 13th Thailand Social Awards Best Creator Performance on Social Media - (Movie)Uranus 2324 Thailand Box Office Movies & Series Awards 2024 Movies of the YearUranus 2324 Director Movie of the YearJames Thanadol Actress Movie of the YearFreen Sarocha Becky Armstrong Supporting Actor Movie of the Year Amarin Nitibhon Supporting Actress Movie of the Year Sirium Pukdeedumrongrit Original Song Movie of the YearStill Missing You Thailand Y Content Awards 2024 Best FilmUranus 2324 Thailand Moral Awards 2024Honorable Mention - Film Uranus 2324 33rd Suphannahong National Film Awards 2025Best Visual EffectsVelcurve Studios Best Original SongStill Missing You Popular Movie Uranus 2324 2026 Bangkok Pride Awards 2026 Pride Popular of MovieUranus 2324
Listicles YearPublisherListNomineesPosition2025LesbocineTop Sapphic Characters of 2025Kath9th placeLin13th place
Events YearDay/MonthNameCityCountryLocation202320 AugustProject Velcurve 2023 New Space Press ConferenceBangkokThailandCentral Court, Central World Shopping Center19 NovemberUranus2324 Worship CeremonyBangkokThailandLan Hin Avenue, Ratchayothin20242 JulyThe Gala Premiere of Uranus2324BangkokThailandInfinity Hall Paragon Cineplex on the 5th floor of Siam Paragon Shopping Center6-7 JulyUranus2324 FanCon Live in BangkokNgamwongwanThailandMCC Hall The Mall LifeStore Ngamwongwan10 JulySpecial Screening with FreenBecky SFWBangkokThailandSF World Cinema, Central WorldSpecial Screening with FreenBecky Major CineplexBangkokThailandSiam Pavalai Theatre, Siam Paragon
Sponsorships/Partners CompanyFunction/ActivityInfoCountryVelcurve StudiosMain Production CompanyHolds the rights to the production and is responsible for the cast, script, crew, and marketing, and its global distribution.ThailandGM GeneratesSupport Production Company and DistribuitorOfficial distributor and licensing agent in Thailand.ThailandC EYE GroupSupport Production -Public CompanyFull-service Advertising, Photography, Cinematography and production support company. ThailandMinistry of CultureMain Sponsor - Royal GovernmentPart of the Thai Royal Government’s effort to promote Thailand’s soft power from the Ministry of Culture.ThailandTourism Authority of ThailandPart 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.ThailandCP (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. ThailandUdom ThaiOfficial Sponsor - Sets and Cast/Crew supportNew York Based Thai Restaurant.USACentral PattanaOfficial Sponsor - Business ConglomerateOne of the biggest companies in Thailand focus on property developer with shopping centers, residences, offices, hotels and strategic investmentsThailandNETA autoOfficial Sponsor - company owned by Hozon Auto Chinese electric car manufacturerChinaKlean & KareOfficial Sponsor - PharmaceuticalsWith 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.ThailandSONYOfficial Sponsor - Sound EngineerSony'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.JapanThe Matter Official Sponsor - PublisherA news agency specializing in multiple platforms, bringing Thai news to the world and global news to Thailand.ThailandONE31Official Sponsor - NetworkA TV company that also invests in many productions.ThailandGood Things HappenOfficial Sponsor - MarketingIts a Collaboration Marketing Agency who create customer experiences through touch point integration & customize a campaign to achieve the goal.Thailand
References
External links Uranus 2324 at freenbeckymedia.com