
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee, who lives in a house on a farm with his sister-in-law Jen and his nephew Tong has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly Huay, 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, he treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave - the birthplace of... (Full plot summary below)
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Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee, who lives in a house on a farm with his sister-in-law Jen and his nephew Tong has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly Huay, 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, he treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave - the birthplace of his first life.
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| Daily Telegraph (UK)Sukhdev SandhuIt's barely a film; more a floating world. To watch it is to feel many things -- balmed, seduced, amused, mystified. |
| House Next DoorGlenn Heath Jr.We rarely consider life and death standing side by side because the overlap is uncomfortable to fathom. But Uncle Boonmee is the rare film that positions each as moving parts of the same methodology. |
| Movies.comDave WhiteTo visit with these characters is like watching what seems to be a slideshow of unrelated events, memories and reincarnation fantasies, but what connects them is a hypnotic quality and a serene embrace of both life and death. |
| DCistIan Buckwalter"A film that will linger in your thoughts and dreams for a long time after waking from its intoxicating slumber." |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA mesmerizing Thai film about death, reincarnation, and the abundant mysteries of the human adventure. |
| New York PressArmond WhiteWeerasethakul is, in fact, the blandest of visionaries. His picturesque images lack the intensity found in the great folkloric artist-filmmaker Julián Hernández. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottEncountered in an appropriately exploratory frame of mind, it can produce something close to bliss. |
| Electric SheepFrances MorganAs in his Tropical Malady, Weerasethakul brings plants and animals to vivid life, his skilful observation of nature an important counterpart to Uncle Boonmee's more esoteric elements. |
| Time OutKeith UhlichWhat you see and hear always seems perfectly natural, even if you can't exactly say why. Who needs words when you have cinema? |
| The SkinnyPhilip ConcannonApichatpong Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a unique and mesmerising piece of filmmaking, but it won't be to everyone's taste. |