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Loong Boonmee Raleuk Chat | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Louverture Films is an Associate Producer
 

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Uncle Boonmee is dying from kidney failure. His deceased wife and a long-lost son who is half human, half animal come to visit him at home. Over two nights, and journeying into the jungle, Boonmee recounts his past lives to his visitors. They span hundreds of years.

Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle 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.