The Forest
6.4
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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Cast
8 people
Asanee Suwan
Preecha
Known for
Beautiful Boxer
Wannasa Wintawong
Ja
No other roles listed
Tanapol Kamkunkam
Boy
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Vithaya Pansringarm
Village Headman Vithaya
Known for
Only God Forgives
A Prayer Before Dawn
Thidarat Kongkaew
Nittaya
Also in
Khun Pan
Natpatson Lhakkum
Waan
No other roles listed
Pongsanart Vinsiri
Headmaster
Known for
The Marine 2
13: Game of Death
Ramphai Wintawong
Ja's Father
No other roles listed
Paul Spurrier Director
Worldwide gross $38M · Budget $10M · United States release March 9, 2016
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$37,600,000
Gross vs. budget
3.8×
Production
Commercial Films Siam
Production
Thailand
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ป่า
Original language
Thai
Spoken on screen
Thai
Release dates
United States · March 9, 2016
Premiere · Cinequest Film Festival
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