If you have ever wondered what the life of a Vietnamese peasant was like in the 1940s, it seems unlikely there will be a lovelier evocation of it than Buffalo Boy.
Buffalo Boy (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 5
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Theatrical Release:Mar 11, 2005 Limited
Synopsis: This intriguing drama from Minh Nguyen-Vo follows a young man in rural Vietnam, in the years just before World War II and the Japanese invasion, who must provide for his family by moving their... This intriguing drama from Minh Nguyen-Vo follows a young man in rural Vietnam, in the years just before World War II and the Japanese invasion, who must provide for his family by moving their water buffalo to higher ground during a bad flood season--a dangerous task that requires him to work with a local gang, appease French soldiers, and battle the river itself. [More]
Director: Minh Nguyen-Vo
Director: Minh Nguyen-Vo
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Reviews for Buffalo Boy
In a lesser film, the copious floods would signal pat themes of life and renewal, but Nguyen-Vo emphasizes the water's destructive power as well.
Austere but beautiful film about the desperately poor in Vietnam during the 1940s.
This beautiful film offers a rare, poetic glimpse of life in rural Vietnam during the French occupation.
Ostensibly a coming-of-age story, this languorous, beautifully shot feature debut from Vietnam tells a deceptively simple tale in a deceptively simple fashion.
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