Drama ·Romance · France · 1993 · 1h 44m

The Scent of Green Papaya

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Director

Cast

Trần Nữ Yên Khê as Mui Man San Lu as Young Mui Thi Loc Truong as Mother Ánh Hoa as Old Woman Hoa Hoi Vuong as Khuyen Ngoc Trung Tran as Father

Crew

Benoît Delhomme — Director of Photography Nicole Dedieu — Editor Jean-Pierre Roques — Editor Tôn-Thât Tiêt — Original Music Composer Trần Anh Hùng — Writer Christophe Rossignon — Producer

Synopsis

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.

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