The Beach

Richard, jeune Américain, amateur de sensations inédites a choisi l'Asie comme terrain d'élection, dans l'espoir d'y vivre des aventures fortes et exaltantes. Dans un hôtel miteux de Bangkok boudé par les touristes, il fait la connaissance d'un couple de Francais, Françoise et Etienne. Dans la nuit, un homme au regard halluciné fait irruption dans sa chambre et évoque une île secrète, une plage paradisiaque, où il aurait vécu plusieurs années au sein d'une petite communauté d'esprits libres. Le lendemain, Richard retrouve une carte de l'île et le cadavre de Daffy.

Ричард — американский юноша, жаждущий приключений — отправляется в Таиланд, где в дешевой гостинице знакомится со странным человеком. Этот человек передает ему карту таинственного острова, где «трава» растет как сорняк, а на пляже живет коммуна. Это и есть рай на Земле. Ричард знакомится с парочкой французов, и они втроем отправляются на этот остров.

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« Где-нибудь на планете рай существует»

O desejo de encontrar algo real e genuíno é o que leva Richard a viajar para a Tailândia. Num hotel de Bangkok, Richard conhece um casal francês e encontra também um sujeito estranho conhecido por Daffy, um viajante de longa data marcado pelo sol e pelas drogas. Daffy confia a Richard um segredo: a existência de uma ilha secreta, o paraíso na terra- a praia perfeita!

Richard, a young American seeking adventure in Bangkok, stays in a drab travelers hotel in Khao San Road where he meets a young French couple, Françoise and Étienne, and he immediately becomes attracted to Françoise. He also meets the eccentric Daffy, who tells him of a pristine, uninhabited and restricted island in the Gulf of Thailand with a beautiful hidden beach and lagoon. Daffy explains that he and other travelers settled there in secret several years earlier, but difficulties arose and he chose to leave. Daffy commits suicide, leaving Richard a map to the island. Richard convinces Françoise and Étienne to accompany him to the island, and the three travel to Ko Samui. After getting locked out of his bungalow during a thunderstorm, Richard meets two American surfers who have heard rumors of the island, including huge amounts of cannabis supposedly growing there. Before departing, Richard leaves them a copy of the map.

Un giovane turista si ritrova in una misteriosa isola tailandese dove una comunità ricerca il Nirvana.