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Born July 16, 1970 (age 54) • Bangkok • Thailand
Notable Works “Blissfully Yours” • “Like the Relentless Fury of Pounding Waves” • “Mysterious Object at Noon” • “Syndromes and a Century” • “The Adventure of Iron Pussy” • “Tropical Malady” • “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”

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