The story
The year is 1950 and an English couple, Louise and Michael, have arrived in French-occupied Indochina to cover a story on a French-owned rubber plantation. They are to be the guests of the enigmatic plantation overseer, Daniel, and his beautiful yet difficult daughter Viola, at their elegant, decaying villa amid a tropical jungle. Michael and Louise hope that some time spent working in an exotic location will help reignite the passion in their floundering marriage. Instead they become unwittingly involved in the personal, sexual and political tensions of their hosts. Daniel is desperate to hold onto a way of life no longer possible in a country struggling for independence, bringing him into conflict with not only his daughter but also with his adopted country.
Cast & crew
Saskia ReevesLouise Duffield
Robert ReynoldsMichael Duffield
Sami FreyDaniel Renouard
Jacqueline McKenzieViola Renouard
Tất BìnhVietminh Captain
Lý Thái DũngVietminh Executioner
Lệ ThiBao’s Grandmother
Ngọc ĐặngBao’s GrandfatherExplore the crew
- Writer
- Robert Carter
- Director
- Pauline Chan
- Director of Photography
- Kevin Hayward
- Writer
- Pauline Chan
- Producer
- Jim McElroy
- Original Music Composer
- Stephen Rae
- Editor
- Nicholas Beauman