Syndromes and a Century
Sang sattawat

Austria , France , Thailand, 105 min
In Thai with English subtitles

Directed By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Writer: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Producer: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Pantham Thongsang, Charles de Meaux
Cinematographer: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Editor: Lee Chatametikool
Music: Kantee Anantagant
Cast: Sakda Kaewbuadee, Nu Nimsomboon, Jenjira Pongpas, Sophon Pukanok

The foremost Thai creator of mysterious cinematic objects, Apichatpong Weerasethakul derives his latest magical concoction from the lives his own parents led before they became lovers. The characteristically bifurcated narrative first follows a young female doctor in an idyllic rural hospital before switching focus to a young man working at an alienating modern urban medical facility. This supremely ethereal film, replete with patiently gorgeous sequence shots and unforced poetic echoes, eschews facile linearity in favor of the uncanny logic of memory and dream. More ...

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