Vietnam Synopsis
Mùa len trâu
Set along the southern coast of Vietnam during the French occupation in the 1940s, water is everywhere, giving life and bringing decay and rot. Kim is 15; his father and step-mother have two buffalo, their lifeline as subsistence rice farmers. During the rainy season, there's no grass and the buffalo are starving. Kim volunteers to take the beasts inland to find food. On this coming-of-age journey, Kim sees men mistreat women, men fight with men, and French taxes rob the poor. He works for Lap, a buffalo herder whose past is entangled with Kim's parents, and he makes friends who will lead him to his place in the world.
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Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #14 of 24 Vietnam films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Vietnam Drama productions specifically: #12 of 19 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Vietnam |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Vietnam, Germany, France, Belgium |
| Original Language | Vietnamese |
| Production Companies | Thoke Moebius Film Company, Giai Phong Film Studio, Novak Prod, 3B Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | March 23, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0381074 |