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The Forest (2016)

Original title: ป่า

2016-03-09 · 1h 49m · TH
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A new teacher arrives at a small village in rural Thailand. He has just left the monkhood and has taken a job at the local school in a quest to discover life outside the monastery. He finds that one of his pupils is a mute girl who is being bullied by the other children in the class. Both the teacher and the girl must face the challenges and cruelties of the real world. The girl retreats into a fantasy world, finding solace in the forest with a strange wild boy. The teacher struggles to bring her back, whilst at the same time himself questioning the world of reality. The worlds of fantasy and reality clash with tragic consequences.

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Paul SpurrierDirector, Writer

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Asanee SuwanAsanee SuwanPreechaWannasa WintawongWannasa WintawongJaTanapol KamkunkamTanapol KamkunkamBoyVithaya PansringarmVithaya PansringarmVillage Headman VithayaThidarat KongkaewThidarat KongkaewNittayaNatpatson LhakkumNatpatson LhakkumWaanPongsanart VinsiriPongsanart VinsiriHeadmasterRamphai WintawongRamphai WintawongJa's Father

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Genre affinityFantasy · Drama · HorrorDialogue densityDramaDirector preference495893Actor preference15058 · 374348 · 946882Country preferenceThDecade preference2010

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What is The Forest about?

A new teacher arrives at a small village in rural Thailand. He has just left the monkhood and has taken a job at the local school in a quest to discover life outside the monastery. He finds that one of his pupils is a mute girl who is being bullied by the other children in the class. Both the teacher and the girl must face the challenges and cruelties of the real world. The girl retreats into a fantasy world, finding solace in the forest with a strange wild boy. The teacher struggles to bring her back, whilst at the same time himself questioning the world of reality. The worlds of fantasy and reality clash with tragic consequences.

How long is The Forest?

The Forest has a runtime of 109 minutes.

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