Jan Dara
Seen it?2001 | 113 min | Romance, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Thai, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr
- Suwinit PanjamawatYoung Jan Dara
- Santisuk PromsiriLuang Wissanandacha
- Christy Chung Lai-TaiMiss Boonlueang
- Egkarat SarasookJan Dara
- Wipawee CharoenpuraMrs. Waad
- Patharawarin TimkulMiss Kaew
- Thana KomentitiHyacinth's Father
- Sasithorn PanichnokHyacinth
- Kanchit ThamthongKen Krathingthong
- Wanlapa PromnaulDara