The Scent of Green Papaya

Drama, History, Love Story

104 min

FSK 6
The Scent of Green Papaya
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Vietnam in the 1950s. Mui, a young girl from the countryside, comes to Saigon to work as a servant for a middle-class family. She finds her only confidante in old Thi, who teaches her everything a woman in this household needs to know: the secrets of cooking and, above all, the traditional preparation of papaya. After a busy youth comes the best time in her life. She finds love with the young composer Khuyen.

Director
Tran Anh Hung
Cast
Tran Nu Yen Khe, Man San Lu, ...
Original language(s)
Vietnamese
Credits
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Written by
Tran Anh Hung
Year
1993
Country
France
Genre
Drama, History, Love Story
Cast
Tran Nu Yen Khe, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Nguyen Anh Hoa, Hoa Hoi Vuong
FSK Rating
FSK 6
Original title
Mùi đu đủ xanh
Release date
26.03.2024