THAILAND · 2009

A Letter to Uncle Boonmee

Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thai Slow Cinema political repression memory and remembrance violence in Thailand rebirth and renewal filmmaker's perspective
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A filmmaker captures images that characterize the violence and repression as well as the hope of rebirth and remembrance in northeastern Thailand.

Year2009
CountryThailand
DirectorApichatpong Weerasethakul
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee poster

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