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Thai film is surprise winner at Cannes
Updated On: 24 May, 2010 07:23 AM IST | | Agencies
The hypnotic Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives was the surprise winner at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, while Academy Award winners Juliette Binoche and Javier Bardem earned acting honors
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The hypnotic Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives was the surprise winner at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, while Academy Award winners Juliette Binoche and Javier Bardem earned acting honors.
Uncle Boonmee, directed by Apichatpong Weera-sethakul, traces the dreamlike final days of a man dying of kidney failure as the ghost of his dead wife returns to tend him and his long-lost son comes home in the form of a furry jungle spirit.
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| All smiles: Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul poses with the Palme D'Or |
Uncle Boonmee, directed by Apichatpong Weera-sethakul, traces the dreamlike final days of a man dying of kidney failure as the ghost of his dead wife returns to tend him and his long-lost son comes home in the form of a furry jungle spirit.
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| Juliette Binoche and Javier Bardem, who won the acting honours. Pics/AFP Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
