Post excepcional de Paolo Bertolin sobre Apichatpong Weerasethakul

On the day when most of us have watched (and loved) UNCLE BOONMEE, allow me to forward you a message from Chaisiri Jiwarangsan, one of Joe's assistants and friends - who will not make it to Cannes - just as a reminder of what Apichatpong's presence in Cannes this year bears and means...

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Joe decided to leave for Cannes at the very last minute. He asked me if he should go or not, with concerns about his family and his lover. I said, "Please GO FOR US".

He got a new passport with help from the Ministry. The Italian embassy was the last place left opened in Bangkok to request the EU visa, just two hours before an infinite closing.

On the way to the airport hotel, Bangkok was burning. Dark smoke covered the sky, with sound of gunfire. Both the city and people were dying.

The silent night of curfew passed so slowly. We talked about shooting sets, about people we met and about ourselves; the future mixed with the past.

At the airport, Joe was going to Cannes while I came back to the North. I said, "Don't come back if it is too dangerous here. He said "No, we will

go to the sea".

Joe never lied, but to say the truth, someone could kill him here.

We believe in art, film, poetry and freedom. Worth dying for.