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Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
8.1
/10
3,599 Ratings

TROPICAL MALADY

Sud pralad

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thailand, Germany, 2004
Fantasy, Romance, Drama, Avant-Garde, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

A romance between a soldier and country boy is ruptured by the boy’s sudden disappearance. Their story turns into a mythical venture based on Thai folklore.

Synopsis

A romance between a soldier and country boy is ruptured by the boy’s sudden disappearance. Their story turns into a mythical venture based on Thai folklore.

Our take

Palme d’Or victor Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s fourth feature is a poetic journey through the city and the jungle. With a structure similar to that of Uncle Boonmee, Tropical Malady in many ways achieves the same high notes of transience in its tale of two lovers, ghosts, spirits, and a tiger…