Apichatpong Weerasethakul

An obsession with strange sounds causes a woman (Tilda Swinton) to think about their appearance in the latest film from Apichatpong Weerasethakul, writer-director of the Palme d'Or-winning Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.

A group of soldiers are confined to a makeshift hospital, ill with a mysterious sleeping sickness after digging up a building site. Could the speculation that they have disturbed an ancient cemetery of kings be true?

Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's surreal comedy, winner of the Palm d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.