Past Lives has found a new streaming home in the UK.
Directed by Celine Song and marking her directorial debut, Past Lives follows two childhood friends named Nora and Hae Sung who reunite after 24 years apart.
Starring Russian Doll's Greta Lee as Nora and Teo Yoo as Hae Sung, the two are torn apart as children when Nora's family emigrates from South Korea to Canada.
The synopsis reads: "Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance."
To make matters more confusing, Nora's husband (played by John Magaro) is also thrown into the mix, creating a love triangle of sorts.
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Released in 2023, the critically acclaimed film is now available to stream for free in the UK on BBC iPlayer since airing on Sunday night on BBC Two. It is also available to stream on Netflix.
Following its release, Past Lives proved to be a hit among critics and audiences and the Oscar-nominated film currently has a score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes from 313 critic reviews.
Here at Digital Spy, we described the movie as "the most bewitching movie of the year", while Rolling Stone said Past Lives is "a movie that liberates your tears and makes you fall in love with it. It is almost assuredly predestined to be the single best movie you see this year."
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The Observer's Mark Kermode praised the lead cast, saying: "Plaudits to the principal cast, who do a miraculous job of portraying inner conflict and ecstasy with the merest tilt of a head, or subtle shift of a shoulder."
"A transcendent debut for South Korean-Canadian filmmaker Celine Song, this romantic drama is a masterclass in slow, simmering storytelling. It will stay with you, maybe even into your next life," penned Empire Magazine.
Past Lives is streaming now on BBC iPlayer and on Netflix in the UK and Ireland.
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