A Clip from "Sud pralad" ("Tropical Malady")

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's film Sud pralad (Tropical Malady) won a jury prize at Cannes. It's the story of a soldier who has a relationship with a young man from the country. To read about how Weerasethakul's work is both elevating Thai cinema and testing the patience of a surprisingly conservative political establishment, read Denise Burell-Stinson's Letter from Bangkok."

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