The Guava House

Apr 17, 2002

1h 40m

★ 6.5

Overview

A mentally challenged man spends his days working as an artist's model and visiting the now-occupied house of his childhood, where his beloved guava tree sits.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Les Films d'Ici

Youth Studio

Studio de la Jeunesse

Vietnam Cinema Office

The Guava House Trailers

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Cast

Hòa

Bùi Bài Bình

Thủy

Lan Hương

Loan

Phạm Thu Thủy

Huệ

Lê Thị Hương Thảo

Loan's father

Hữu Độ

Hòa and Thủy's father

Phạm Khắc Lãm

Hòa and Thủy's mother

Chiều Xuân

Thủy's husband

Trần Lực

Mrs. Thìn

Hoàng Yến

The Sculptor

Đắc Lê

The Officer

Phát Triệu

Nurse

Thúy Ngần

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