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The Scent of Green Papaya

The Scent of Green Papaya

1993•1h 44m•7.0/10
DramaRomance

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7.0/10(211)

A young Vietnamese peasant girl named Mùi becomes the servant of a house in pre-unification Saigon.

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Production

Les Productions Lazennec

Language

VI

Status

Released

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Cast

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

Xuan Dung Phan

Musician

Van Chung Le

Musician

Tho Phuong

Hairdresser

Long Chau

Client

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