Vietnam Three Seasons sits in the top 8% of Vietnam films on this catalog — ranked #2 of 24 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
“The war is over. But a personal battle continues to rage.”
The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face modernization amid widespread poverty. A retired American Marine arrives on a search for his daughter, whom he abandoned at the end of the Vietnam War. Elsewhere, a cyclo driver falls for a troubled prostitute and schemes to raise money so he can spend time with her. Additionally, a young women begins harvesting lotuses for a writer suffering from leprosy, and a child trinket seller loses his traveling case.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Three Seasons, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- poetry · 5
- leprosy · 3
- flower girl · 1
- post war life · 1
- daughter · 17
- vietnam · 11
- prostitute · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2 of 24 Vietnam films indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Vietnam average of 6.4/10.
Among Vietnam Drama productions specifically: #1 of 19 (top 5%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Vietnam |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Vietnam |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Vietnamese |
| Production Companies | Open City Films, October Films, Giai Phong Film Studio |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | April 30, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0138874 |