“Vidas Passadas” wins the main independent film award

Nominated for an Oscar, “Vidas Passadas” was chosen as Best Film at the Independent Spirit Awards , the main award for independent cinema in the United States. The ceremony was held on Sunday (26) in the city of Santa Monica, California, United States,

The debut feature of Celine Song which also won the Best Director award, surpassed titles such as “Secrets of a Scandal”, “American Fiction” , “All of Us Strangers” , “Passages” It is “We Grown Now” .

The Independent Spirit Awards also recognized films such as “The Rejected” , “Anatomy of a Fall” and TV productions. See all the winners.

“Past lives” is a novel that talks about much more than love. The plot follows Na Young and Hae Sung's encounters and disagreements over the years. They met as children in South Korea and lost contact after Na Yorg, who becomes Nora, moved to Canada with her family.

Twelve years later, they meet on social media and talk again. At different times in their lives, they decide to go their separate ways. Again 12 years pass and Hae Sung decides to go to New York, where Nora lives with her husband.

The plot is set in South Korea and the United States and has scenes in both local languages. In addition to childhood love, the production explores themes such as immigration – and all the impact that circumstance has on a person's life – and presents the Korean term “in-yun” and how it fits into the protagonist's life.

The film stars Greta Lee (“The Morning Show” and “Russian Doll”), Teo Yoo (“Love to Hate You” and “Money Game”) and John Magaro (“First Cow” and “Crisis in Six Scenes”).

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival a year ago and competed at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. In awards season, the title won the Gotham Awards and competed for the Oscar.

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