The Scent of Green Papaya
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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Cast
23 people
Trần Nữ Yên Khê
Mui
Known for
The Vertical Ray of the Sun
The Third Wife
Man San Lu
Young Mui
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Thi Loc Truong
Mother
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Ánh Hoa
Old Woman
Also in
Cyclo
Buffalo Boy
Hoa Hoi Vuong
Khuyen
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Ngoc Trung Tran
Father
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Vantha Talisman
Thu
Also in
Loup
Brillantissime
Keo Souvannavong
Trung
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Van Oanh Nguyen
Mr. Thuan
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Gerard Neth
Tin
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Nhat Do
Lam
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Thi Hai Vo
Grandmother
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Trần Anh Hùng Director · Tôn-Thât Tiêt Composer Benoît Delhomme Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.7M · United States release December 18, 2001 · Produced in France, Vietnam
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,700,992
Production
Les Productions Lazennec
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
France · Vietnam
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mùi đu đủ xanh
Original language
Vietnamese
Spoken on screen
Vietnamese
Release dates
France · June 8, 1993
Theatrical
United States · December 18, 2001
Physical · DVD
United States
April 26, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Czechia
April 2, 1998 · Limited theatrical
Germany
May 10, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Japan
August 13, 1994 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 23, 1993 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 30, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
November 17, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 5, 2004 · Physical · DVD
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