Bua
Even without the light, the flower still blooms.
2027 · 2h 9m
Drama
Directed by
Phensiri Klangsurin
,
Intira Jaroenpura
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Bua
Overview
In 1973, Bua, a 17-year-old mixed-race girl who grew up amid a small charcoal kiln in Samut Sakhon, dreams of travelling to Bangkok to search for her missing singer mother.
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