一种奇怪的睡眠病在士兵之中蔓延开来，患病的士兵们噩梦缠身，纷纷被送往了一处临时诊所之中接受治疗。金吉拉是一名平凡的家庭主妇，亦是医院内的志愿护士，乱世之中，这座似乎与世隔绝的医院仿佛世外桃源般宁静且充满了启示。 阿肯是一位灵媒师，她通过通灵的方式使家属们和那些患病的士兵们相见。莱特亦是这些士兵之一，可是一直没有任何人来探望他，他的存在引起了金吉拉的注意。莱特有一本记满了奇怪图案和文字的笔记本，也许事件的答案就埋藏在其中。

Boonmee叔叔得了急性肾功能不全，他决定到乡下家人身边度过残生。奇怪的是，他亡妻与失踪儿子的鬼魂出现了，并开始保护他。Boonmee希望找到得病的原因，于是和家人穿越森林，一直找到山丘顶的一个洞窟——那里是他第一世出生的地方…… Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave -- the birthplace of his first life...