The prologue shows a Swedish home, where a family discusses what "a handful of rice" can mean. The action then moves to Thailand and shows the life of a Thai couple, Pó Chai and Mé Ying, and their lives of joy and hardship in the jungle growing rice.
Released: Jan 08, 1940
Runtime: 68 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Hugo Björne, Gerda Björne, Sol-Britt Agerup, Gunnar Höglund, Jean Claesson, Pó Chai
Crew: Pál Fejős (Director), Gunnar Skoglund (Director), Gunnar Jonason (Original Music Composer), Jules Sylvain (Original Music Composer), Gustaf Boge (Director of Photography), Gunnar Skoglund (Editor)