Indochina, in the late 1920s. On a ferry across the Mekong, a French teenage girl meets the Chinese Man. She is fascinated by his riches and elegance, and accepts a lift in his limousine to complete their journey. Together, they enter a whirlwind of reckless, all-consuming passion, born from desire and suffering. A forbidden affair whose fate is already decided.
Year of production
1992
Cast
Jane March (la jeune fille)
Tony Ka Fai Leung (le Chinois)
Frédérique Meininger (la mère)
Arnaud Giovaninetti (le frère aîné)
Melvil Poupaud (le petit frère)
Lisa Faulkner (Hélène Lagonelle)
Philippe Le Dem (le professeur de français)
Ann Schaufuss (Anne-Marie Stretter)
Frédéric Auburtin (le pianiste)
Vu Dinh Thi (le capitaine du ferry)
Xiem Mang (le père du Chinois)
Tania Torrens (la proviseure)
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Category
Drama,Biographical,Romance
Duration
115
Parental rating
R