Jan Dara

Jan Dara

Asia's erotic phenomenon!

2001 · 113 min · ★ 5.9 · Romance, Drama

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.

Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr · Written by Nonzee Nimibutr

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