Tropical Malady

6.7 2004 Apichatpong Weerasethakul 1h 58m
Drama Romance Fantasy
Tropical Malady

The passionate relationship between two men with unusual consequences. The film is divided in two parts. The first half charts the modest attraction between two men in the sunny, relaxing countryside and the second half charts the confusion and terror of an unknown menace lurking deep within the jun

Cast

Banlop Lomnoi Banlop Lomnoi Keng
Sakda Kaewbuadee Sakda Kaewbuadee Tong
Siriwej Jareornchon
Udom Promma
Huey Deesom
Saritpong Boonyadison
Arna Rattapan
Donruedee Chana

Vibes

Chill Curious Visually Stunning Mind Bending Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Tropical Malady

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 2010
Weerasethakul's supernatural Thailand. Two films that exist between waking and dreaming, between the living and the dead, in a space only Thai cinema seems to access. Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor 2015
Weerasethakul's sleeping men. Two films about consciousness dissolving into landscape, myth, and the unknowable.

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