Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.
Cinematography
Thailand locations so gorgeous you'll forgive the plot holes.
Direction
Danny Boyle's video-game sequence is unhinged and I love it.
Score
Moby and Underworld soundtrack = instant 2000 time capsule.
Director
Danny Boyle
Leonardo DiCaprio
Richard
Virginie Ledoyen
Françoise
Guillaume Canet
Étienne
Tilda Swinton
Sal
Staffan Kihlbom
Christo
Paterson Joseph
Keaty
Peter Youngblood Hills
Zeph
Robert Carlyle
Daffy
Jerry Swindall
Sammy
Lars Arentz-Hansen
Bugs
Jukka Hiltunen
Karl
Magnus Lindgren
Sten
Daniel York Loh
Hustler
Daniel Caltagirone
Unhygienix
Zelda Tinska
Sonja
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Maya Bay was so damaged by tourism after this film that Thailand closed it completely in 2018 for ecological recovery. Paradise, monetized.
Ewan McGregor was Boyle's first choice but studio demanded DiCaprio post-Titanic. McGregor didn't speak to Boyle for years.
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