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Jan Dara

2001 · 113 min

A slow, oppressive plunge into a wealthy family's sexual corruption, offering little relief and leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Nonzee Nimibutr
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Suwinit Panjamawat, Santisuk Promsiri, Christy Chung Lai-Tai
Tagline
Asia's erotic phenomenon!
Overview
Jan is a boy growing up in 1930s Siam in a wealthy, dysfunctional family where sex has a huge impact on everyone's lives. Jan is viewed by his father as cursed, since his mother died giving birth to him.

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Directed by
Nonzee Nimibutr
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Suwinit Panjamawat, Santisuk Promsiri, Christy Chung Lai-Tai
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • family
  • power
  • trauma
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Nonzee Nimibutr
Written by
Sirapak Paoboonkerd, Nonzee Nimibutr
Starring
Suwinit Panjamawat, Santisuk Promsiri, Christy Chung Lai-Tai, Egkarat Sarasook, Wipawee Charoenpura, Patharawarin Timkul, Thana Komentiti, Sasithorn Panichnok
Music
Pakawat Waiwitaya, Chatchai Pongprapaphan
Cinematography
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Runtime
113 min
Country
Thailand
Languages
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