A24 reunion tale centred on Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends who are wrest apart after Nora's...
A24 reunion tale centred on Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends who are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
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Remarkable first film
It’s quite the remarkable first film for Song, who brings a tender, elegant economy to her storytelling that doesn’t quite prepare you for how much it’ll wipe you out at the closing stretch. This one aches really good, folks. I can’t shake it. Read more
95 %304 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %3,843 reviewsAudience score rating
"Tender and moving..."
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South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post"An exquisite original."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"An utterly assured feature debut..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"It’s a minor film in its scope and structure, and yet it feels so very major."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Achingly beautiful..."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"A note-perfect directorial debut."
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"Few are the films that offer such revelatory conversations between men and women."
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Variety
Variety"It’s a beautiful, transporting film but one made with both feet firmly on the ground."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"It’s a movie that understands how yearning lives in your body even when you think you’ve set it aside."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"(A) tremendous debut..."
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Collider
Collider"Delicate yet crushingly beautiful..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"(A) quietly philosophical celebration of time’s passage."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"A marvel, cemented in a rare balance of wit and grief beautifully embodied by Magaro and Lee."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Miraculous..."
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Vox
VoxPast Lives | Details
- Rating
- 12A, infrequent strong language
- Runtime
- 106
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- USA
