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Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village

19821h 29mMovieDrama

Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc) and the novel "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn).

DirectorPhạm Văn Khoa
WritersTrần Đắc·Trần Kim Thành

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Cast · Directed by Phạm Văn Khoa

HMHữu Mười
Hữu Mười
Teacher Thứ
BCBùi Cường
Bùi Cường
Chí Phèo
ĐLĐức Lưu
Đức Lưu
Thị Nở
KLKim Lân
Kim Lân
Lão Hạc
THThanh Hiền
Thanh Hiền
Teacher Thứ's wife
MS
Mạnh Sinh
Bá Kiến
MCMai Chau
Mai Chau
Bá Kiến's third wife
HYHoàng Yến
Hoàng Yến
Bá Kiến's first wife
PKPhạm Văn Khoa
Phạm Văn Khoa
Director of Đông Hưng Publisher
TQ
Trúc Quỳnh
Thị Nở’s aunt
TAThu An
Thu An
Vendor

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