# Buffalo Boy (2004)

> A teenage Vietnamese farmer crosses a flooded colonial landscape with two starving buffalo and encounters the harsh adult world awaiting him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/79522

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Minh Nguyen-Vo
- Cast: Lê Thế Lữ, Kiều Trinh, Nguyễn Hữu Thành, Zan Sram Kra, Van Be Truong, Ánh Hoa, Nguyễn Thị Thắm, Hoang Nhan Vo
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381074/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, austere, immersive, quiet evening, world cinema night

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