Thailand Synopsis
ป่า
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.
The 2015–2017 Thailand Window
29 Thailand films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Forest sits at position #12.
The 2010s Thailand Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Forest premiered. 102 total titles in this decade from Thailand.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #135 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Thailand average of 6.3/10.
Among Thailand Drama productions specifically: #88 of 120 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Thai |
| Runtime | 1h 49m |
| Release Date | March 9, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4982356 |