Jan Dara

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Enter the exotic and haunting world of Jan Dara — a saga of sex, guilt, retribution and love set in the moody and turbulent Thailand of the 1930s. Jan Dara is a young Thai man whose earliest memories recall his father having sex with his childhood nanny. Jan Dara's mother dies after giving birth to him and, eventually, he's disowned by his father, which brands him as a bastard in the Thai culture. Years later, Jan Dara returns to seek revenge by outdoing his father's sexual conquests. Based on one of the most acclaimed Thai novels of the 20th century and directed by one of Thai cinema's most successful and accomplished directors, Nonzee Nimibutr (Nang Nak; Baytong). (In Thai with English subtitles)

"This picture looks stunning, 1930s upperclass Bangkok, bathed in a period glow, with immaculate interiors, gauzy compositions and gorgeous design and costumes." - Derek Elley, Variety