2010 | 113' | Thai spoken, Dutch subtitles
In the unique oeuvre of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, spirit and material, present and past, reality and desire are constantly bound up together in a natural way, allowing him to create his own universe, in which nothing is impossible.
When his kidneys fail, Uncle Boonmee decides to spend his last days in the countryside, surrounded by his nearest and dearest. His deceased wife somewhat surprisingly appears at his bedside to care for him. His son, who he lost contact with a long time ago, returns home – in non-human form. Thinking about the causes of his illness, Boonmee takes his family on a trek through the virgin jungle on the way to a mysterious cave on a hill: the place where his first life once began.
Apichatpong made this film in the north-east region of
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