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The Forest
20165.61h 49m
Overview
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.
Directed by Paul Spurrier
Written by Paul Spurrier
Produced by Paul Spurrier, John C Williamson, Peter C. Green
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Top Cast
Asanee Suwan
Preecha
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Wannasa Wintawong
Ja
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Tanapol Kamkunkam
Boy
Vithaya Pansringarm
Village Headman Vithaya
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Thidarat Kongkaew
Nittaya
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Natpatson Lhakkum
Waan
Pongsanart Vinsiri
Headmaster
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Ramphai Wintawong
Ja's Father
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About The Forest
The Forest is a drama, horror, fantasy film released in 2016. Directed by Paul Spurrier, it stars Asanee Suwan, Wannasa Wintawong, Tanapol Kamkunkam. 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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