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The Guava House
The Guava House

The Guava House

Genres

Drama

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A mentally challenged man spends his days working as an artist's model and visiting the now-occupied house of his childhood, where his beloved guava tree sits.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$42250

Status

Released

Original Language

Vietnamese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

17 April 2002

Country

Vietnam

Cast

Bùi Bài Bình

Bùi Bài Bình

Hòa

Lan Hương

Lan Hương

Thủy

Phạm Thu Thủy

Phạm Thu Thủy

Loan

Lê Thị Hương Thảo

Lê Thị Hương Thảo

Huệ

Hữu Độ

Hữu Độ

Loan's father

Phạm Khắc Lãm

Phạm Khắc Lãm

Hòa and Thủy's father

Chiều Xuân

Chiều Xuân

Hòa and Thủy's mother

Trần Lực

Trần Lực

Thủy's husband

Hoàng Yến

Hoàng Yến

Mrs. Thìn

Đắc Lê

Đắc Lê

The Sculptor

Phát Triệu

Phát Triệu

The Officer

Thúy Ngần

Thúy Ngần

Nurse

Ngọc Tản

Ngọc Tản

Nanny (credited as Đặng Thị Tản)

Kiều Oanh

Kiều Oanh

Huệ's friend

Tang Vu

Tang Vu

Huệ's father

Xuân Thức

Xuân Thức

Huệ's mother

Cường Việt

Cường Việt

Head of Educational Affairs (at the art school)

Danh Nhân

Danh Nhân

Hotel Owner

Lê Sỹ

Lê Sỹ

Lawyer #1

Nguyễn Văn Hoan

Nguyễn Văn Hoan

Lawyer #2

Thu An

Thu An

Seller of paper offerings

Văn Hiệp

Văn Hiệp

Security guard

Hoàng Mạnh Sinh

Hoàng Mạnh Sinh

Subquarter Guard #1

Tuấn Dương

Tuấn Dương

Subquarter Guard #2

Chí Kiên

Chí Kiên

Police Officer

Hà Đình Cát

Hà Đình Cát

Teacher #1

Thanh Liên

Thanh Liên

Teacher #2

Duy Thanh

Duy Thanh

Doctor #1

Văn Bẩy

Văn Bẩy

Doctor #2

Chí Hiếu

Chí Hiếu

Hòa (as a child)

Trà My

Trà My

Thủy (as a child)

Minh Đức

Minh Đức

Hân (as a child)

Mỹ Anh

Mỹ Anh

Thủy's friend (as a child)

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