Last Life in the Universe (2003)

Original title

เรื่องรัก น้อยนิด มหาศาล

Directed by

Pen-ek Ratanaruang

Genre

drama film

Country

Thailand, Japan

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 166 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese librarian living in Bangkok quietly obsesses over order and avoids trouble. After a violent event brings him together with a Thai woman, they form a fragile connection while hiding from past and present dangers.

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What happens

Last Life in the Universe (Thai: เรื่องรัก น้อยนิด มหาศาล, romanized: Ruang rak noi nid mahasan) is a 2003 Thai romantic crime film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film is notable for being trilingual; the two main characters flit from Thai to Japanese to English as their vocabulary requires. The film stars Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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