Ploy

Ploy

Every relationship has an expiration date.

2007 · 105 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

A husband and wife are locked inside a single hotel room with a stranger named Ploy. Subtle suspicions build up to jealousy as the young woman triggers devastating consequences for the couple.

Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang · Written by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

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