Film

The Beach 2000

Directed by Danny Boyle

  • Drama, Adventure, Romance, Thriller
  • 119 min
  • R

Somewhere on this planet it must exist.

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.

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