Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady (สัตว์ประหลาด RTGS: Satpralat; lit. "monster") is a 2004 Thai romantic psychological drama art film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film has a bifurcated structure; it is divided into two segments – the first is a romance between two men, and the second a mysterious tale about a soldier lost in the woods, bedeviled by the spirit of a shaman.
Plot
Keng (Banlop Lomnoi) is a soldier assigned to a post in a small city in rural Thailand. The troop's main duty is to investigate the mysterious slaying of cattle at local farms. While in the field one day, Keng briefly meets a villager named Tong (Sakda Kaewbuadee). Later, Keng sees Tong riding in a truck, they talk some more, and a romantic friendship soon develops between them.
More details
author | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
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contentLocation | Thailand |
director | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
editor | Lee Chatametikool |
genre | drama fantasy romance |
keywords | cancer chemotherapy cow drive ghost world gold gold bar human form kill meet monk monkey morning movie theater one night pond rid rock shaman silver slay small city tiger veterinarian walk |
producer | Axel Moebius Charles de Meaux |
productionCompany | GMM Grammy RAI |
publisher | GMM Pictures |
theme | art avant-garde and experimental heritage independent psychological drama romantic fantasy speculative |