Sleeping Sickness

GREAT MOVIES: Ulrich Kohler's Sleeping Sickness (Germany, 2011) - The titular illness of German pic "Sleeping Sickness" comes in two stages, with the latter, ultimately lethal stage typically associated with disorientation, headaches, nighttime insomnia and daytime drowsiness. Scribe-helmer Ulrich Koehler's third feature is also divided in two parts, the second of which displays similar symptoms. Story of a successful Cameroon-based European doctor who might need looking after himself becomes a distant dual-character piece that mostly seems content to just observe the lived-in perfs and impressive location work. Beyond fests and home turf, pic will likely be quarantined. 2011BERic, 2011NYFF, 2012SANF. RATING: 9.