Buffalo Boy


1h 36m 2005

Brief Synopsis

15-year-old Kim runs off to join a gang of bandits, taking his family's two buffaloes with him, but is repelled by the adult world of brawls, alcohol and pillaging.

Film Details

Also Known As
Buffalo Boys, The, Muoa Len Traau
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Hang Phim Giai Phong; Pyramide Films
Distribution Company
First Run Features Home Video

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

15-year-old Kim runs off to join a gang of bandits, taking his family's two buffaloes with him, but is repelled by the adult world of brawls, alcohol and pillaging.

Film Details

Also Known As
Buffalo Boys, The, Muoa Len Traau
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Hang Phim Giai Phong; Pyramide Films
Distribution Company
First Run Features Home Video

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Vietnam's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2005).

Released in United States March 11, 2005

Released in United States March 21, 2006

Released in United States on DVD March 21, 2006

Released in United States Spring March 11, 2005

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (competition) August 4-14, 2004.

Shown as a work-in-progress at Independent Feature Project ("No Borders") in New York City 2002.

dialogue Vietnamese, subtitled English

rtg MPAA NONE

Released in United States March 11, 2005 (New York City)

Released in United States Spring March 11, 2005

Released in United States March 21, 2006

Released in United States on DVD March 21, 2006