A Phu and His Wife (1961)
Overview
To pay off her family’s debts, Mị is forced to marry the son of her Hmong village’s ruthless patriarch. When the constant abuse and beatings become unbearable for the young girl, she plans to escape with a stranger held captive by her husband.
Cast
Đức Hoàn
Mị
Trần Phương
A Phủ
Hoà Tâm
A Sử
Văn Hòa
Patriarch Pá Tra
Kim Lân
Pụ Pạng, the arbiter
Thinh Trinh
A Sinh
Trần Đình Thọ
A Châu
Van Phuc Nguyen
French commandant
Mai Chau
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