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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
THAILAND · 2010

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Apichatpong Weerasethakul
mortality and acceptance reincarnation and past lives family reunion Buddhist spirituality grief and loss
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Synopsis

Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his fi

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