Buffalo Boy 2005
6.9 / 10
Buffalo Boy
Set along the southern coast of Vietnam during the French occupation in the 1940s, water is everywhere, giving life and bringing decay and rot. Kim is 15; his father and step-mother have two buffalo, their lifeline as subsistence rice farmers. During the rainy season, there's no grass and the buffalo are starving. Kim volunteers to take the beasts inland to find food. On this coming-of-age journey, Kim sees men mistreat women, men fight with men, and French taxes rob the poor. He works for Lap, a buffalo herder whose past is entangled with Kim's parents, and he makes friends who will lead him to his place in the world.
Set along the southern coast of Vietnam during the French occupation in the 1940s, water is everywhere, giving life and bringing decay and rot. Kim is 15; his father and step-mother have two buffalo, their lifeline as subsistence rice farmers. During the rainy season, there's no grass and the buffalo are starving. Kim volunteers to take the beasts inland to find food. On this coming-of-age journey, Kim sees men mistreat women, men fight with men, and French taxes rob the poor. He works for Lap, a buffalo herder whose past is entangled with Kim's parents, and he makes friends who will lead him to his place in the world.
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cast
Full Cast & CrewKLT
Kim Long Thach... Thanh
... Ban
TLL
The Lu Le... Kim
HTN
Huu Thanh Nguyen... Dinh, Kim's Father
ZSK
Zan Sram Kra... Det
VBT
Van Be Truong... Hai Tich
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Release Date:
Mar 23, 2005 (Belgium,France,Germany,Viet Nam)
Run Time:
1hr 42`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Vietnamese
Production Countries:
Belgium,France,Germany,Viet Nam
Status:
Released
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Buffalo Boy - Buffalo Boy
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
KLT
Kim Long Thach... Thanh
... Ban
TLL
The Lu Le... Kim
HTN
Huu Thanh Nguyen... Dinh, Kim's Father
ZSK
Zan Sram Kra... Det
VBT
Van Be Truong... Hai Tich
NAH
Nguyen Anh Hoa... Ba Hai
TNT
Tham Nguyen Thi... Ba Tu
HNV
Hoang Nhan Vo... Lap
... Quang
NVD
Nguyen Van Day... Xuyen
TTTC
Thi Thu Tam Cao... Lam
HPN
Huu Phuoc Nguyen... Thieu
CN
Chau Nguyen... Cha Ban
TTT
Trung Truc Thach... Kim, Age 5
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