Last Life in the Universe

Last Life in the Universe

Why bother with suicide?

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Release Date

8/3/2003

Runtime

112 mins

Overview

An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.

Status

Released

Original Language

Thai

Budget

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Revenue

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A quiet, introspective meditation on death and connection that unfolds slowly in the humid streets and cluttered spaces of Bangkok. Two damaged people find accidental solace in each other's presence.

Mood

MelancholicContemplativeBittersweetIntimate

Themes

GriefIsolationRedemptionComing apart

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Suicide and self-harmChild endangerment

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