Synopsis
Our story takes place in Indochina in 1940, when the country was under French occupation. 15-year-old Kim must lead his two buffalo far from the flooded lands of the South. His family’s only possession of any value, the buffalo must arrive safe and sound at the Bâ-thé mountains.
During this dangerous journey through vast lands immersed in water, Kim learns about adult life. He becomes part of a gang of buffalo herders, bandits in their spare time, and discovers a male universe consisting of brawls, boozing and pillaging. This violence progressively gives way to friendship, love and the joy of freedom.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Co-production : 3B Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International
Full credits (4)
- Executive Producer : Jean Bréhat
- Sound Recordist : Marc Engels
- Screenwriter : Minh Nguyen Vo
- Director of Photography : Yves Cape
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Vietnamese
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2004
- French release : 23/03/2005
- Runtime : 1 h 42 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 102.131
- Visa issue date : 27/01/2005
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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News & awards
News (2)
Selections (6)
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2004
International Competition
