Review of Syndromes and a Century

I struggle to review this film because of its unorthodox nature. In some ways it is even more esoteric than the director's Cannes-winning film: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. In Syndromes you find the same audiovisual techniques as in Boonmee, only less refined. But what it lacks in sharp spiritualism, Syndrome makes up for in grand duality. And it is in this duality that the film finds its purpose.

Sang Sattawat is a reflection on the continuous cycle of life and death and the moments in between.

This reflection reaches its climax in one of the greatest audiovisual sequences in film history. The violence and hollowness of a black hole gives way to a lively park life.