Synopsis
The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face modernization amid widespread poverty. A retired American Marine arrives on a search for his daughter, whom he abandoned at the end of the Vietnam War. Elsewhere, a cyclo driver falls for a troubled prostitute and schemes to raise money so he can spend time with her. Additionally, a young women begins harvesting lotuses for a writer suffering from leprosy, and a child trinket seller loses his traveling case.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes77%
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony BuiDirector
- Tony BuiScreenplay
- Richard HorowitzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Đơn DươngHai
- Nguyễn Thị Ngọc HiệpKien An
- Diep BuiLan
- Huu Duoc NguyenWoody
- Diễm KiềuSinging Lotus Woman
- Harvey KeitelJames Hager
- Lola GuimondHager's Daughter
- Phát TriệuHuy, Dao's Headman
- Hong Son LeBinh, Cyclo Driver
- Mạnh CườngTeacher Dao
- Hồ KiểngRestaurant Owner
- Ngo Quang HaiMan in Taxi with Lan
Stills
Themes
daughtervietnamprostitutepoetryleprosyflower girlpost war life