Thai film director Apichatpong Weerasethakul dedicated the prize for his surreal "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" at the Cannes film festival to his fellow Thais.
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul is an outspoken critic of government censorship but his award-winning movie is not political at all. It is the sixth Asian film to ever win the Palme d'Or. South Korean director Lee Chang-Dong won the best screenplay award.Image: AP
