A cute stray dog experiences the challenges and joys of life in a heartwarming feel-good melodrama.

If you have ever loved a dog, this tender Thai drama is guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings. Told in three chapters by three different directors, the film follows three dogs playing Gohan (meaning “rice”) as a curious puppy, a rescued stray, and a lonely senior dog.

Sentimental, sorrowful, and joyous, this comical yet heartfelt film crossed the $3 million box office benchmark in Thailand and topped the charts in Vietnam. It has also captured hearts globally, selling to more than 40 international territories.

Gohan has a gift for quickly bonding with people. We see him touch the lives of an elderly, stubborn Japanese engineer with a heart of gold who refuses to leave his job after being sacked; a shady businessman running a dog farm as a public funds scam; an illegal immigrant from Burma risking deportation to help the dog; and a pair of art students who spot him waiting calmly at a train station.

Because Gohan cannot introduce himself by the name given to him by the Japanese gentleman, he also adopts the names Brownie and Hima (“snow”) along his journey. This uplifting drama may well inspire you to adopt a dog of your own – just as it inspired the directors after filming.