The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival . It became the first Asian film to win the award since 1997 . Apichatpong Weerasethakul became the first Thai director to receive the award . The film was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist
2010 Cannes Film Festival
2010 Cannes Film Festival
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives