If you loved Tropical Malady, try Syndromes and a Century

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Tropical Malady

2004 · dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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Both films are directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and they both carry the cozy, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Tropical Malady, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Syndromes and a Century is

Apichatpong Weerasethakul here makes a film for people who like films. Two doctors, possibly in love, go about their lives in a Thai hospital. The movie earns points for verisimilitude, at least, as a camera was present.

If you loved Tropical Malady, try Syndromes and a Century

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