A Handful of Rice

Gunnar Skoglund
1940-01-08


5
68 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Hugo Björne Mr. Svensson Unowned
Gerda Björne Mrs. Svensson Unowned
Sol-Britt Agerup Majken Unowned
Gunnar Höglund Svensson, boy Unowned
Jean Claesson Unowned
Pó Chai The man Unowned
Leonard Bucknall Eyre Narrator (U.S. version) (voice) Unowned
Mé Ying The woman Unowned