Movielogr
A Handful of Rice (1940)
Directed by Pál Fejős, Gunnar Skoglund
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.
Length 68 minutes
Actors
Hugo Björne | Gerda Björne | Sol-Britt Agerup | Gunnar Höglund | Jean Claesson | Pó Chai | Leonard Bucknall Eyre | Mé Ying