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." [1]