INDEPENDENT FILM FOR INDEPENDENT MINDS

Thai farmer Uncle Boonmee (Saisaymar) is dying, and in his final days, he’s visited by relatives living and deceased. Boonmee’s sister, Jen (Pongpas), and his nephew, Tong (Kaewbuadee), are the mortals, while Boonmee’s wife, Huay (Aphaiwonk), and a red-eyed monkey man claiming to be his long-lost son, Boonsong, are representatives of the spirit world. They all meet in a terrific early scene around the dinner table, as Huay slowly fades into being and Boonsong enters as if he had just left home hours (and not years) before.