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.
Released
Sweden
January 8, 1940
Denmark
October 18, 1944
Great Britain
January 1, 1949
United States of America
January 1, 1951
Germany
October 12, 1952
Austria
November 1, 1953
Poland
January 1, 1959
Content Rating
Sweden
ALL
United States of America
NR