Past Lives


Past Lives
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.

105 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Drug abuse).
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I know that look in your eyes...
I know that look in your eyes...

Credits

Cast
Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Moon Seung-ah, Leem Seung-min, Ji Hye Yoon, Won Young Choi
Director
Celine Song
ScreenplayCeline Song
MusicChristopher Bear, Daniel Rossen
CinematographyShabier Kirchner
EditingKeith Fraase
Made in2023
Produced byA24, CJ ENM Co., Killer Films, 2AM

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama, Romance
LanguageNone (sic)
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly CautionedRated PG-13 for some strong language
Runtime105
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

12A: Suitable for 12 years and olderInfrequent strong language
Runtime106
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.


CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
13 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
4
Violence
1
Sex
2
Language
3
Consumerism
2
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Metacritic.com
51 critics
19
Rottentomatoes critics
236 critics
18
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconA remarkable debut for writer-director Celine Song, Past Lives uses the bonds between its sensitively sketched central characters to support trenchant observations on the human condition.
19
CommonSenseMedia
Tara McNamara quote iconThoughtful romance requires patience; drinking, language.
15

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
76 users
17
Rottentomatoes users
1000+ users
16
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter
Popcornmeter
19
IMDB
20793 Netizens
16
The Movie DB
Community
16

Average .. 86%

17

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