Publisher's Synopsis
The story of a young Vietnamese girl named Mui (Tran Nu Yen-Khe) who becomes a servant in a middle class household. As apprentice to elderly Thi (Nguyen Anh Hoa) she learns the skills necessary to progess. The film is set in the pre-war Vietnam of the 1950s, but shot entirely in a French studio on remarkable sets. Written and directed by Vietnam-born Tran Anh Hung.