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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.

Top Cast

  • Saskia Reeves

    Saskia Reeves

    Louise Duffield

  • Robert Reynolds

    Robert Reynolds

    Michael Duffield

  • Sami Frey

    Sami Frey

    Daniel Renouard

  • Jacqueline McKenzie

    Jacqueline McKenzie

    Viola Renouard

  • Thierry Marquet

    Thierry Marquet

    Captain Brochard

  • Tất Bình

    Tất Bình

    Vietminh Captain

  • Lý Thái Dũng

    Lý Thái Dũng

    Vietminh Executioner

  • Lệ Thi

    Lệ Thi

    Bao’s Grandmother

  • Ngọc Đặng

    Ngọc Đặng

    Bao’s Grandfather

Overview

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.

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