French Indochina, 1931. In the Gulf of Siam, a Widow and her two children, Joseph, 2o, and Suzanne, 16, barely survive by exploiting rice fields located much too close to the ocean. Every year their crops are flooded and their only hope lies in the construction of a seawall. The mother refuses to give up and desperately battles both the sea and the corrupt colonial bureaucrats … |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.3/10 | |
Released: | January 7, 2009 | |
Runtime: | 115 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | Métropole Films Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP) | |
Cast: | Isabelle Huppert Gaspard Ulliel Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Randal Douc | |
Crew: | Marguerite Duras Rithy Panh Michel Fessler | |
andys189 : Even the minor characters are unbelievably funny! I was dying at Jimmy and the HR lady and...