Grean Fictions

The film opens with Tee narrating about the YouTube videos he and his friends make under Grean Fictions, framing their story as a mirror of their real high school days. He explains he is writing a tale about their lives at a Chiang Mai school. This framing establishes the personal, reflective tone that threads through the entire film.

Tee is invited to join the school drama club and lands the male lead opposite the popular Ploydao. The moment should be dazzling, but he accidentally upstages her in front of the audience, creating an embarrassing memory. The incident plants early tension between Tee and Ploydao.

The drama club advisor Daengtoi expels Tee from the group after the embarrassing moment. This punishment complicates Tee’s home life as his elder sister Tip, who he lives with, begins dating Ket, adding another layer of strain. Tee’s resentment starts to spill into his family life.

Tee’s resentment about Tip’s relationship grows, coloring his view of his sister and their shared year. The rift adds emotional weight to his already turbulent high school days. He grapples with family dynamics while trying to find his own path.

In Matthayom 5, Tee and his friends transfer to the film club under a new advisor, Saneh. They gain recognition for a short film they produce, marking a shift from stage to screen while hints of Ploydao’s past embarrassment linger.

A senior invites Tee to participate in another play behind Ploydao’s knowledge, aiming to help her confront her embarrassment. That night, Tip experiences a mental breakdown and harms herself, forcing Tee to abandon the production; Ket arrives to support Tip, and Oat steps in for Tee.

In their final year, the drama and film clubs collaborate on a joint project. During a filming trip, a truth-or-dare variant unsettles Tee, and Ploydao reveals she and Oat have been secretly dating, which stings Tee and drives him to leave in the middle of the night. A friend tries to coax him back, but the moment escalates into a confrontation.

Tee makes a decisive escape to Pattaya, taking a train away from home with little money and no phone. There he befriends Mone, a stripper in trouble with a gangster, and they join a local comedy act, gradually letting Tee feel a sense of belonging he hadn’t felt before.

For weeks, Tee avoids contacting his old friends, until he uploads a video to the old channel assuring them he’s all right. When his friends learn where he is, they decide to come to Pattaya to locate him, with Ket also persuading Tip to join the search.

In Pattaya, Mone leaves abruptly after taking Tee’s money, triggering a hard lesson that life moves on and people part ways. The group leader reminds Tee that people come and go, underscoring the transient nature of their bonds.

Tip and Ket locate Tee, and Tip apologizes for the earlier tensions. Tee asks Ket to marry Tip on the spot, and Ket initially agrees but hesitates and ultimately leaves, leaving the couple facing an uncertain future.

The next morning, Tee and Tip ride home by train, and a candid conversation reveals Tip’s true relationship to Tee: Tip is actually Tee’s mother. The revelation redefines their family dynamics and Tee’s sense of kinship.

Ket calls to apologize, and Tip eventually meets him at Lampang Station, indicating a potential reconciliation and the possibility of new family ties forming beyond the Pattaya arc.

Tee phones his scattered friends, and they vow to come pick him up, signaling a reunion and the restoration of their shared bond despite the upheaval he has endured.

The film closes with Tee reflecting that the future remains uncertain, but the story he writes carries the best hopes and wishes of all of them. The narrative emphasizes memory, growth, and the resilience of their friendship as they look ahead.