Mundane History

Mundane History

R 2009 · 82 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

A friendship develops between a young paralysed man from a wealthy Bangkok family and his male nurse from Isan in the North of Thailand.

Directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong · Written by Anocha Suwichakornpong

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