Past Lives (2023)
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 46M
Director : Celine Song
Writer : Celine Song
Synopsis
Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood friends, are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
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