Bon Bini: Bangkok Nights

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Bon Bini: Bangkok Nights
Bon Bini Bangkok Nights film poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byPieter van Rijn
Distributed byWW Entertainment
Release date
  • 20 December 2023 (2023-12-20)
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

Bon Bini: Bangkok Nights [a] is a 2023 Dutch comedy film directed by Pieter van Rijn. [1] [2] The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. [1] [2] The film also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets. [3] [4] The film is the sequel to the 2022 film Bon Bini Holland 3 . [3]

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Jandino Asporaat, Ankie Beilke and Phi Nguyen play roles in the film. [1] [5] Amsterdam-based Chinese actor Kwok One also plays the film's antagonist, Lo Pei Chan. [6] The film had the best opening day at the box office for a Dutch film in 2023. [7] The film became the fifth best visited Dutch film of 2023. [8] The film became the second best visited Dutch film of 2024. [9] In total, just over 550,000 tickets were sold in 2023 and 2024. [9]

Principal photography began in June 2023. [10] The film was shot in the Netherlands, Ghana and Thailand. [10] [11]

In September 2024, the film won the 2023 Gouden Kalf van het Publiek award. [12] [13]

See also

Notes

  1. Sometimes referred to as Bon Bini 4 or Bon Bini Holland 4.

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