The Beach

Drama, Adventure, Mystery

Leonardo DiCaprio	Richard
Robert Carlyle	Daffy
Peter Youngblood Hills	Zeph
Paterson Joseph	Keaty
Virginie Ledoyen	Françoise
Jerry Swindall	Sammy
Tilda Swinton	Sal
Guillaume Canet	Étienne
Lars Arentz-Hansen	Bugs
Zelda Tinska	Sonja
Daniel York	Hustler
Patcharawan Patarakijjanon	Hotel Receptionist
Somboon Phutaroth	Cleaning Woman
Weeratham 'Norman' Wichairaksakui	Detective
Jak Boon	Travel Agent

Director	Danny Boyle
Producer	Andrew Macdonald; Callum McDougall
Writer	Alex Garland; John Hodge
Cinematography	Darius Khondji
Musician	Angelo Badalamenti

"The Beach" is the story of a young man, Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) whom is on vacation in Thailand. While there, he primarily stays at lower end hotels and therefore runs into some shady characters. One of these is another young man whom advises him about a secret "beach" on an island. When the shady character dies suddenly due to suicide, Richard decides that life is short and he should take the shot to find this mythical place. he joins up with a young french couple that he meets, by the names of Francoise (Virginie Ledoyen) and Etienne (guillaume Canet) and off they go to find the beach. Onec they arrive, they are not met quitely warmly, as the "residents" of the beach, led by Sal (Tilda Swinton) have been told by the natives of the island that they may stay, but no more may join. Reluctantly they warm up to the three, and life begins.