Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village

(1982)

★ 8.5 IMDb · 57 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1982

Runtime: 89 мин

Country: Vietnam

Director: Phạm Văn Khoa

Cast: Hữu Mười, Bùi Cường, Đức Lưu, Kim Lân, Thanh Hiền, Mạnh Sinh, Mai Châu, Hoàng Yến, Phạm Văn Khoa, Trúc Quỳnh

Plot

Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc) and the novel "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn).