Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Showings

Grand Illusion Cinema at NWFF Wed, Feb 19 7:00 PM
Film Info
Release Year:2010
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Fantasy
Production Country:France
Germany
Spain
Thailand
United Kingdom
USA
Original Language:French
Lao
Thai
Format:digital
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cast:Thanapat Saisaymar
Jenjira Pongpas
Sakda Kaewbuadee
Natthakarn Aphaiwonk
Geerasak Kulhong
Screenwriter:Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Description

Join us for our first pop-up screening at Northwest Film Forum! We will be showing Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or-winning, modern-day arthouse classic for its 15th anniversary!

 

UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES is a unique tale of a man embracing life’s greatest mystery. 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. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave – the birthplace of his first life…

 

In Thai with English subtitles.