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THAILAND · 2004

Tropical Malady

Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thai Slow Cinema supernatural transformation queer romance nature and wilderness psychological horror spiritual ambiguity
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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.

Year2004
CountryThailand
DirectorApichatpong Weerasethakul
MovementThai Slow Cinema
Cinematic Threads
Tarkovsky's 'Mirror' is one of them, the non-linear narrative, the way he dealt with memory, was very inspiring.
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