How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: A Tender Thai Slice-of-life
This viral hit movie became a worldwide phenomenon and got TikTokers weeping for a reason
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“Have you eaten yet, M?”
Amah (grandmother) asks as soon as she sees her grandson when he visits her in a nursing home. There’s a kind of compassion in that question that only a grandmother could show.
I lost my maternal grandmother a couple of years ago.
She was the kindest and most loving of my grandparents. Quite stubborn, too, just like Amah in How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (HTMMBGD).
Watching the film brought back memories of her.
Whenever I think of my grandmother, I remember the taste of her pickled mangoes, which still lingers in my memory. She was famous in her circles for her generosity and hospitality and always found joy in feeding people.
I have never seen her visit our houses without a pack of homemade food or bakery treats— even when money was tight.
Amah in HTMMBGD dresses up every Sunday and patiently waits outside her house for her children to visit.
