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The Scent of Green Papaya

The Scent of Green Papaya
★ 7.0/10•1993•1h 44m•NR•Drama•Romance

1950s Saigon through the eyes of Mui, a Vietnamese servant girl. At 10 years-old, Mui leaves her village to work for an affluent, troubled family. As she comes of age, Mui finds work in the household of a pianist she has admired since childhood, and finds their relationship growing in complexity.

Trần Anh Hùng · Director

Trần Anh Hùng · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageVI
Release DateJun 8, 1993

Actors

Trần Nữ Yên Khê

Trần Nữ Yên Khê

Mui

Man San Lu

Man San Lu

Young Mui

Thi Loc Truong

Mother

Ánh Hoa

Ánh Hoa

Old Woman

Hoa Hoi Vuong

Khuyen

Ngoc Trung Tran

Father

Vantha Talisman

Vantha Talisman

Thu

Keo Souvannavong

Trung

Van Oanh Nguyen

Mr. Thuan

Gerard Neth

Tin

Nhat Do

Lam

Thi Hai Vo

Grandmother

Thi Thanh Tra Nguyen

Mai

Lam Huy Bui

Doctor

Xuan Thu Nguyen

Antique Dealer

Xuan Loi Phan

Musician

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