Jan Dara the Beginning

Jan Dara the Beginning is a 2012 Thai erotic-period-drama film that is based on a novel by Pramool Unhathoop, The Story of Jan Dara.^[1][2][3]

Jan Dara the Beginning
Directed by	Bhandevanov Devakula
Based on	Jan Dara by Utsana Phleungtham
Produced by	Somsak Tejcharattanaprasert
Starring	Mario Maurer Bongkot Kongmalai
Distributed by	Sahamongkol International
Release date	20 September 2012 (2012-09-20)
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai

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

• Mario Maurer - Jan Dara
• Sakarat Ritthumrong - Luang Vissanun-decha (Jan Dara's Father)
• Bongkot Kongmalai - Aunt Waad
• Sawika Chaiyadech - Hi-sinh / Dara (Jan Dara's Mother)
• Rhatha Phongam - Boonlueang
• Chaiyapol Julien Poupart - Ken Krating-thong
• Nishino Shō - Khun Kaew
• Nutt Devahastin - Khun Ka-jorn

See also

• Jan Dara: The Finale