The Guava House

The Guava House

2002 · 100 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

A mentally challenged man spends his days working as an artist's model and visiting the now-occupied house of his childhood, where his beloved guava tree sits.

Directed by Dang Nhat Minh · Written by Dang Nhat Minh

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