The Scent of Green Papaya

1993 · 104 min · Original language: Vietnamese

TMDB 7.0/10 · 218 votes

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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