| Native Name: | บีเอ็นเคโฟร์ตีเอต: เกิร์ลดอนต์คราย |
| Director: | Ter Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit |
| Producer: | Vichai Matakul Patcharin Surawattanapongs |
| Starring: | BNK48 First Generation |
| Cinematography: | Niramon Ross Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Pacharin Surawatanapongs Tanapol Keawdang |
| Editing: | Ter Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit |
| Music: | Tongta Jitdee Pokpong Jitdee |
| Studio: | iAm Salmon House Plan B Media Very Sad Pictures |
| Distributor: | GDH 559 |
| Runtime: | 108 minutes |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Language: | Thai language |
| Gross: | 13.35 million baht |
BNK48: Girls Don't Cry Is a Thai documentary film about the first generation members of the all girl Thai idol group BNK48 from before the band's debut until after it gained fame.[1] This film was directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, produced by iAM Films and Salmon House, and distributed by GDH 559.[2] The film had its media screening event on August 14, 2018, at Paragon Cineplex Siam Paragon Shopping Center And was scheduled to be released generally after two days.[3]
A documentary film about a Thai idol girl group, BNK48 originally adapting from a Japanese idol girl group, AKB48 open opportunity to ordinary teens to be selected into a controlled system and competitive concept. The concept of the band based on an ordinary, but dedicating character.In each single, only 16 from 26 members are selected to be part of it. So, every girl needs to put all of her effort in practicing and improving herself, also inevitably competing with each other, while trying to maintain their friendship.They soon realize that dedication is not the only key factor and hard work doesn’t always lead to success.[4]
The documentary film had its media premier at Paragon Cineplex at Siam Paragon on August 14, 2018, and was officially released to the public on August 16 in the same year. The movie earned 3.7 million baht on its opening day and 10.5 million baht in four days.[5] The documentary film closed with a total income of 13.35 million baht.
In addition, this film was also selected to be screened in international film festivals abroad, including
Netflix has licensed the film to be released on March 1, 2019. The DVD produced by Salmon House is available for pre-order at the Pre-DVD girls dont cry fan page.
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Honorary Best Creative Culture of the Year from the Ministry of Culture 2018 | Creative Thai Film of the Year | [7] | |
| 2019 | The 28th Suphannahong National Film Awards | Best Documentary | ||
| Best movie | ||||
| Best Director | ||||
| Popular Vote for Best Picture | ||||
| The 16th Starpics Thai Film Awards | Best Cinematography (Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit) | |||
| Best Documentary | ||||
| See The sound / SoundTrack Cologne 2019 | Best Documentary Feature Award | [8] |