A Handful of Rice (1940)

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.

Released Jan. 8, 1940 68 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Drama

Keywords: imdb.year-1940, imdb.1940s, imdb.20th-century

Production Companies: SF Studios, Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Country: Sweden
Languages: Thai, Swedish