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.
Drama + Horror in Thailand
16 Thailand titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Forest itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Thailand films in 2016.
The 140th Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).
Our Thailand catalog contains 239 titles in total (190 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 40% of Thailand films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 4th percentile among Thailand films.
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 |