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Last Life in the Universe

เรื่องรัก น้อยนิด มหาศาล

2003 · 112 min · Drama

A withdrawn, suicidal Japanese librarian in Bangkok forms an unlikely, tentative connection with a free-spirited Thai woman after a shared brush with death, and the two lonely souls slowly reach toward each other. Pen-ek Ratanaruang's dreamy, elegant drama.

Why it’s here

A Thai-set multilingual film by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang central to modern Thai international cinema.

Runtime

112 min

Genre

Drama · Action · Thriller

Mood

tense · thoughtful · dreamlike

Entry

some context

Best for

character-driven drama

Content notes: war or political violence · violence or threat · suicide or self-harm Non-exhaustive