UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES LUNG BOONMEE RALUEK CHAT APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL

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  • THAI

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  • 2010

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  • 113 mins

  • FILM COURTESY

    Royal Thai Consulate-General, Chennai, India

Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the coun- tryside. 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.

ಕಿಡ್ನಿ ವೈಫಲ್ಯದಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅಂಕಲ್ ಬೂನ್ಮಿ, ತಮ್ಮ ಬದುಕಿನ ಕೊನೆಯ ದಿನಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಪಾತ್ರರ ಜೊತೆ ಕಳೆಯಲು ಹಳ್ಳಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಅನುಭವಗಳು ಎದುರಾಗುತ್ತವೆ; ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟ ಅವರ ಪತ್ನಿಯ ಆತ್ಮವು ಅವರ ಆರೈಕೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಬರುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬಹಳ ದಿನಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಾಪತ್ತೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ಅವರ ಮಗ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ರೂಪವಲ್ಲದ ವಿಚಿತ್ರ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಮನೆಗೆ ಮರಳುತ್ತಾನೆ. ತಮಗೆ ಈ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ ಬರಲು ಕಾರಣವೇನಿರಬಹುದು ಎಂದು ಯೋಚಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಬೂನ್ಮಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಕುಟುಂಬದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಾಡಿನ ನಡುವೆ ಇರುವ ಒಂದು ನಿಗೂಢ ಗುಹೆಯತ್ತ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಬೆಳೆಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆ ಗುಹೆಯು ಅವರ ಮೊದಲ ಜನ್ಮದ ಹುಟ್ಟಿನ ರಹಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅಡಗಿಸಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Charles de Meaux, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Hans W. Geissendoerfer, Luis Miñarro, Michael Weber

Screenplay :

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Director of Photography :

Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Yukontorn Mingmongkon, Charin Pengpanich

Editor :

Lee Chatametikool

Sound :

Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr, Shimizu Koichi

Cast :

Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk, Geerasak Kulhong, Kanokporn Thongaram

Awards - Winner :

Cannes FF, 2010 (Palme d'Or), Sitges - Catalonian IFF, 2010 (José Luis Guarner Critic's Award - Best Film), Chicago IFF, 2011 (Winner: Silver Plaque - International Film Poster Competition)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Indiewire Critics' Poll, 2011 (Best Film, Best Director), Independent Spirit Awards, 2011 (Best Foreign Film), New York FF, 2010 (Official Screening)

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, (b. 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand) raised in Khon Kaen, is one of contemporary cinema’s most distinctive voices. As the son of doctors who worked in remote provinces, he grew up close to rural life, an experience that shapes his work. He studied architecture at Khon Kaen University and filmmaking at The Art Institute of Chicago, and founded Kick the Machine in 1999. His films include MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON (2000), TROPICAL MALADY (2004), UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (2010), and MEMORIA (2021). He won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2010.