The Forest (2016)

  • NR
  • 03/09/2016 (US)
  • Drama, Horror, Fantasy
  • 1h 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.

Paul Spurrier

Director, Writer

Cast

Asanee Suwan's headshot

Asanee Suwan

Preecha
Wannasa Wintawong's headshot

Wannasa Wintawong

Ja
Tanapol Kamkunkam's headshot

Tanapol Kamkunkam

Boy
Vithaya Pansringarm's headshot

Vithaya Pansringarm

Village Headman Vithaya
Thidarat Kongkaew's headshot

Thidarat Kongkaew

Nittaya
Natpatson Lhakkum's headshot

Natpatson Lhakkum

Waan
Pongsanart Vinsiri's headshot

Pongsanart Vinsiri

Headmaster
Ramphai Wintawong's headshot

Ramphai Wintawong

Ja's Father

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