# Tropical Malady (2004)

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**Original title**: *สัตว์ประหลาด*
**Runtime**: 118 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
**Written by**: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
**Starring**: Banlop Lomnoi, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Siriwej Jareornchon, Udom Promma, Huey Deesom, Saritpong Boonyadison

> *Love is a malady without a cure...*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Looks like someone's been reading structuralist film theory. A soldier has a sweet, tentative romance with a local boy, then a mythic jungle tale about a shaman and a tiger unfolds. It might test your patience, but at least it’s pretty.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, slow-burn, surreal, tender

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