Thailand Synopsis
สัตว์ประหลาด
“Love is a malady without a cure…”
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.
Audience Engagement
111 audience reviews — more than 90% of Thailand films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among Thailand films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tropical Malady. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Romance in Thailand
26 Thailand titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tropical Malady itself).
The 2003–2005 Thailand Window
Tropical Malady holds position #8 of 22 Thailand films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Thailand Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Thailand, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tropical Malady premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Thailand films in 2004.
The 28th Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).
Our Thailand catalog contains 239 titles in total (190 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tropical Malady, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rural area · 26
- male homosexuality · 18
- tiger · 8
- shaman · 7
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- gay theme · 67
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #80 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Thailand average of 6.3/10.
Among Thailand Drama productions specifically: #55 of 120 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Thailand, France, Germany, Italy |
| Original Language | Thai |
| Production Companies | Backup Media, Anna Sanders Films, Downtown Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | June 24, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0381668 |
| Official Site | www.kickthemachine.com |