A Handful of Rice
A Handful of Rice
1940, Swedish. Directed by Pál Fejős & Gunnar Skoglund.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 8 January 1940
- Original title
- Man och kvinna
- Country
- Sweden
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A Handful of Rice runs 68 minutes (1h 8m).
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A Handful of Rice isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 January 1940. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Handful of Rice?
If you liked A Handful of Rice, try The Nest, The Kindness of Strangers, Farming.
Who directed A Handful of Rice?
A Handful of Rice (1940) was directed by Pál Fejős and Gunnar Skoglund and stars Hugo Björne, Gerda Björne, Sol-Britt Agerup.