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Tropical Malady

Original title: Sud pralad
  • 20042004
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5.7K
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Sakda Kaewbuadee and Banlop Lomnoi in Tropical Malady (2004)
A romance between a soldier and a country boy, wrapped around a Thai folk-tale involving a shaman with shape-shifting abilities.
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A romance between a soldier and a country boy, wrapped around a Thai folk-tale involving a shaman with shape-shifting abilities.A romance between a soldier and a country boy, wrapped around a Thai folk-tale involving a shaman with shape-shifting abilities.A romance between a soldier and a country boy, wrapped around a Thai folk-tale involving a shaman with shape-shifting abilities.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • Writer
    • Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • Stars
    • Banlop Lomnoi
    • Sakda Kaewbuadee
    • Huai Dessom
Top credits
  • Director
    • Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • Writer
    • Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • Stars
    • Banlop Lomnoi
    • Sakda Kaewbuadee
    • Huai Dessom
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 30User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations

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    Banlop Lomnoi
    Banlop Lomnoi
    • Keng
    Sakda Kaewbuadee
    Sakda Kaewbuadee
    • Tong
    Huai Dessom
    Sirivech Jareonchon
    Udom Promma
    • Director
      • Apichatpong Weerasethakul
    • Writer
      • Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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    • Trivia
      The same year that this film was chosen to compete at the Cannes, the government sent a delegation of Thai film-makers to the festival. Ironically, when the director asked to be included, officials denied him support, saying that there were no more plane tickets.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Cinema Today and the Future (2011)

    User reviews30

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Exciting and full of mystery
    An exhilarating, confusing adventure. The first half of the film tells a love story, leaving small hints at the ways people can never really know one another. The second half uses a mythic tale and experimental style to explore that theme. It's an attempt to use film and storytelling to portray the feelings and instincts that human beings have but can't find words for. Exciting, but not for those who want everything wrapped up and defined (the film argues against the very possibility of easy definitions). I also highly recommend his two other feature-length films: "Mysterious Object at Noon" and "Blissfully Yours." Hopefully "Tropical Malady" will be released widely enough to get the attention it deserves, and hopefully one day "Blissfully Yours" will make its way to DVD.
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    • dvheaton
    • Oct 16, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 2004 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Thailand
      • France
      • Germany
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Thai
    • Also known as
      • Tropska bolezen
    • Production companies
      • Backup Media
      • Anna Sanders Films
      • Downtown Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,750
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $270
      • Jun 26, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,750
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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