Tropical Malady
Release date: 2004-06-24
Votes: 138
Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
The passionate relationship between two men with unusual consequences. The film is divided in two parts. The first half charts the modest attraction between two men in the sunny, relaxing countryside and the second half charts the confusion and terror of an unknown menace lurking deep within the jungle shadows.
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