''Jan Dara the Beginning'' is a 2012 Thai
erotic-
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drama film
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that is based on a novel by
Pramool Unhathoop, ''
The Story of Jan Dara''.
Plot
Based on a famous Thai erotic novel, the film tells the story of Jan, a boy who grows up in a house lorded over by his sadistic and debauched father, Luang Wisnan. Set in the 1930s the story recounts the growing pains of Jan, whose mother dies while giving birth to him and who's intensely hated by his father. Jan grows up with Aunt Wad, his stepmother, and he struggles to reconcile his guilt and longing with different women in his life, including a girl called Hyacinth, whom he adores, and later Madame Boonleung, his father's lover who becomes a key to Jan's sexual awakening.
Cast
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- Jan Dara
*Sakarat Ritthumrong - Luang Vissanun-decha (Jan Dara's Father)
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Bongkot Kongmalai - Aunt Waad
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Sawika Chaiyadech
Savika Chaiyadej, also spelled Sawika Chaiyadech ( th, สาวิกา ไชยเดช; ; born 19 June 1986), nicknamed Pinky (พิ้งกี้), is a Thai actress and singer.
Early life and education
Chaiyadej was born on 19 June 1 ...
- Hi-sinh / Dara (Jan Dara's Mother)
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Rhatha Phongam
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- Boonlueang
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Chaiyapol Julien Poupart - Ken Krating-thong
*Nishino Shō - Khun Kaew
*Nutt Devahastin - Khun Ka-jorn
See also
*''
Jan Dara: The Finale''
References
External links
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2012 films
Thai drama films
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