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Tropical Malady
Love is a malady without a cure...
Love is a malady without a cure...
Drama, Fantasy, Romance - 2004
Tropical Malady
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7.2
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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 jungle shadows.
Director:
,
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cast:
,
Banlop Lomnoi
,
Sakda Kaewbuadee
,
Huai Dessom
,
Sirivech Jareonchon
,
Udom Promma

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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
114 min
Release date:
24 Jun 2004
Country:
TH, FR, DE, IT
Languages:
Thai
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
7 wins & 8 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
This may be one of the most rapturously original, mysteriously beautiful love stories ever told -- Baboon-language skills optional.
– Scott Foundas,
L.A. Weekly,
21 Jul 2005
fresh:
Tropical Malady is the work of a visionary fabulist.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jul 2005
rotten:
Some fantasy films make the leap from reality to reverie relatively seamlessly, hopscotching between the two states without leaving the audience behind. Tropical Malady is not one of those.
– Jessica Reaves,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug 2005
fresh:
For an exquisite taste of sensory cinema, look no further.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
19 Aug 2005
fresh:
The film evolves into something deeper, a story about the atavistic wildness within people.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
2 Sep 2005
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