Tropical Malady is a masterpiece of contemporary world cinema and cements Apichatpong Weerasethakul's reputation as one of the most original film directors of the 21st century. Mysterious and beautiful, it is a film of two (connected?) halves: the first part is a romance story between two men, the second half tells the tale of a soldier lost in the jungle beset by what might be spirits. The film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 (chaired by Quentin Tarantino) and received outstanding reviews. This is the first DVD release fo the film in the UK. WINNER Cannes Film Festival 2004 - Special Jury Prize. WINNER Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2004 - Critics Award. WINNER Indianapolis International Film Festival 2005 - Special Jury Prize Prize ''for stunning and unique vision'' WINNER Torino International Gay Lesbian Film Festival 2005 - Best Feature Film. NOMINATED BBC World Cinema Awards 2004 - Best Film ''Anyone remotely interested in the possibilities of the 21st Centruy moving image should - no, absolutely needs to - see it'' Sukhdev Sandhu The Telegraph.