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Past Lives (2023) - Full Review
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Past Lives (2023) - Full Review

Overview

In Korea, Na Young, a girl and Hae Sung, a boy are school mates and good friends. They often walk back home together after school. Na Young moves to Canada and then to New York with her parents. Hae Sung continues living in Korea, does his engineering course, goes through a short spell of military service and then takes up a job. Both keep in touch periodically through video chats where they talk of their past and general stuff. Meanwhile in New York, Na has changed her name to Nora, made a name as a playwright and is happily married to Arthur, an American. Hae is keen to meet Nora and visits her in New York where he spends some time with her and Arthur. What has the future in store for Nora and Hae in their relationship?

Quick Facts

Release Date23 Jun 2023
Runtime105 min
RatedPG-13
LanguageKorean, English, Mandarin, French
CountryUnited States, South Korea
Budget$12M
Box Office$28M

Direction

Celine Song
Celine Song

Past Lives is directed by Celine Song. The film has received recognition: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 83 wins & 240 nominations total.

Writers

Celine Song

Cast

Greta Lee
Greta Lee
Nora
Teo Yoo
Teo Yoo
Hae Sung
John Magaro
John Magaro
Arthur
Moon Seung-ah
Moon Seung-ah
Young Nora
Leem Seung-min
Leem Seung-min
Young Hae Sung
Yoon Ji-hye
Yoon Ji-hye
Nora's Mom
Choi Won-young
Choi Won-young
Nora's Dad
An Min-young
An Min-young
Hae Sung's Mom

Ratings & Reception

The film has been critically acclaimed with an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 based on 171,844 votes.

Watch the Trailer

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Where to Watch

Watch Past Lives on MovieAura for free in HD.

Produced by A24, Killer Films, 2AM, CJ ENM.