The Guava House
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$42250
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2002-04-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Vietnamese
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.5
Bùi Bài Bình
Hòa
Lan Hương
Thủy
Phạm Thu Thủy
Loan
Lê Thị Hương Thảo
Huệ
Hữu Độ
Loan's father
Phạm Khắc Lãm
Hòa and Thủy's father
Chiều Xuân
Hòa and Thủy's mother
Trần Lực
Thủy's husband
Hoàng Yến
Mrs. Thìn
Đắc Lê
The Sculptor
Phát Triệu
The Officer
Thúy Ngần
Nurse
Đặng Thị Tản
Nanny
Kiều Oanh
Huệ's friend
Tang Vu
Huệ's father
Xuân Thức
Huệ's mother
Cường Việt
Head of Educational Affairs (at the art school)
Danh Nhân
Hotel Owner
Lê Sỹ
Lawyer #1
Nguyễn Văn Hoan
Lawyer #2
Thu An
Seller of paper offerings
Văn Hiệp
Security guard
Hoàng Mạnh Sinh
Subquarter Guard #1
Tuấn Dương
Subquarter Guard #2
Chí Kiên
Police Officer
Hà Đình Cát
Teacher #1
Thanh Liên
Teacher #2
Duy Thanh
Doctor #1
Văn Bẩy
Doctor #2
Chí Hiếu
Hòa (as a child)
Trà My
Thủy (as a child)
Minh Đức
Hân (as a child)
Mỹ Anh
Thủy's friend (as a child)
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