Synopsis
Kim is 15; his father and step-mother have two buffalo, their lifeline as subsistence rice farmers. During the rainy season, there's no grass and the buffalo are starving. Kim volunteers to take the beasts inland to find food. On this coming-of-age journey, Kim sees men mistreat women, men fight with men, and French taxes rob the poor. He works for Lap, a buffalo herder whose past is entangled with Kim's parents, and he makes friends who will lead him to his place in the world.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Metacritic72/100
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Minh Nguyen-VoDirector
- Nam SonWriter
- Minh Nguyen-VoWriter
- Tôn-Thât TiêtOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lê Thế LữKim
- Kiều TrinhBan
- Nguyễn Hữu ThànhDinh, Kim's Father
- Zan Sram KraDet
- Van Be TruongHai Tich
- Ánh HoaBà Hai
- Nguyễn Thị ThắmBa Tu
- Hoang Nhan VoLap
- Trương Quang ThịnhQuang
- Nguyễn Văn ĐâyXuyen
- Thạch Kim LongThanh
- Thi Thu Tam CaoLam
Stills
Themes
vietnammonsoonindochinaanthologypovertyoccupation1940swater buffalo