A Handful of Rice (1940)

6.0/10 68 min Drama

Overview

The prologue shows a Swedish home, where a family discusses what "a handful of rice" can mean. The action then moves to Thailand and shows the life of a Thai couple, Pó Chai and Mé Ying, and their lives of joy and hardship in the jungle growing rice.

Cast

Hugo Björne

Mr. Svensson

Gerda Björne

Mrs. Svensson

Sol-Britt Agerup

Majken

Gunnar Höglund

Svensson, boy

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