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Surreal Thai film wins Cannes gold for Asia
A surreal tale of the afterlife with giant monkeys and an erotic catfish has scored gold for Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul at the Cannes film festival, in a rare win for Asia. “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” took Cannes’ top award, the Palme d’Or, at the prizegiving which also saw Spaniard Javier Bardem and France’s …
A surreal tale of the afterlife with giant monkeys and an erotic catfish has scored gold for Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul at the Cannes film festival, in a rare win for Asia. “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” took Cannes’ top award, the Palme d’Or, at the prizegiving which also saw Spaniard Javier Bardem and France’s …