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Thai Film 'A Useful Ghost' Wins Grand Prize at Cannes

5/23/2025

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Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's quirky film, A Useful Ghost, captivated audiences at the 2025 Cannes Critics' Week, clinching the Grand Prize. This absurdist comedy tells the whimsical tale of a husband whose late wife returns as a vacuum cleaner. The event also celebrated Théodore Pellerin, who earned the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for Nino, alongside the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution awarded to Left-Handed Girl.

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Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's quirky film, A Useful Ghost, captivated audiences at the 2025 Cannes Critics' Week, clinching the Grand Prize. This absurdist comedy tells the whimsical tale of a husband whose late wife returns as a vacuum cleaner. The event also celebrated Théodore Pellerin, who earned the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for Nino, alongside the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution awarded to Left-Handed Girl.