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VIETNAM · 1993
The Scent of Green Papaya
Tran Anh Hung
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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Cinema of Vietnam →Films with Similar Themes
coming of age · class inequality · domestic servitude · unrequited love · nostalgia for pre-war Vietnam
