Watch Now
Download
A Handful of Rice

A Handful of Rice

N/A
Jan 08, 19401h 8minSE
5
4 votes

Synopsis

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.

TitleA Handful of Rice
RealesedJan 08, 1940
WriterN/A
DirectorPál Fejős & Gunnar Skoglund
CountrySweden
CompaniesSF Studios
Hugo Björne

Hugo Björne

Mr. Svensson
Gerda Björne

Gerda Björne

Mrs. Svensson
Sol-Britt Agerup

Sol-Britt Agerup

Majken
Gunnar Höglund

Gunnar Höglund

Svensson, boy
Jean Claesson

Jean Claesson

Pó Chai

Pó Chai

The man
Leonard Bucknall Eyre

Leonard Bucknall Eyre

Narrator (U.S. version) (voice)
Mé Ying

Mé Ying

The woman