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The Forest (2016)

Genre : Drama, Horror, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 49M

Director : Paul Spurrier

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Asanee Suwan
Asanee Suwan
Preecha
Wannasa Wintawong
Wannasa Wintawong
Ja
Tanapol Kamkunkam
Tanapol Kamkunkam
Boy
Vithaya Pansringarm
Vithaya Pansringarm
Village Headman Vithaya
Thidarat Kongkaew
Thidarat Kongkaew
Nittaya
Natpatson Lhakkum
Natpatson Lhakkum
Waan
Pongsanart Vinsiri
Pongsanart Vinsiri
Headmaster
Ramphai Wintawong
Ramphai Wintawong
Ja's Father

Crews

Paul Spurrier
Paul Spurrier
Director
Paul Spurrier
Paul Spurrier
Writer
David Allen Cluck
David Allen Cluck
Producer
Peter C. Green
Peter C. Green
Producer
Nirattisai Kaljareuk
Nirattisai Kaljareuk
Producer
Robert A. Neft
Robert A. Neft
Producer
Jiriya Spurrier
Jiriya Spurrier
Co-Producer
Paul Spurrier
Paul Spurrier
Producer
John C Williamson
John C Williamson
Producer
Paul Spurrier
Paul Spurrier
Music
Paul Spurrier
Paul Spurrier
Cinematography
Paul Spurrier
Paul Spurrier
Editor
Vittaya Deerattrakul
Vittaya Deerattrakul
Makeup Effects Designer
Jiriya Spurrier
Jiriya Spurrier
Assistant Director
Jiriya Spurrier
Jiriya Spurrier
Property Master
Jiriya Spurrier
Jiriya Spurrier
Sound Mixer
Pasan Madusanka
Pasan Madusanka
Visual Effects
Nopparat Romyen
Nopparat Romyen
Gaffer
Jiriya Spurrier
Jiriya Spurrier
Costumer
Jiriya Spurrier
Jiriya Spurrier
Location Manager
Preeyaporn Chareonbutra
Preeyaporn Chareonbutra
Translator
Arwin Vanchi
Arwin Vanchi
Production Assistant

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