Three Seasons
A haunting tale of changes, choices and second chances.
1999 • 105 min • Drama
Synopsis
The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face modernization amid widespread poverty. A retired American Marine arrives on a search for his daughter, whom he abandoned at the end of the Vietnam War. Elsewhere, a cyclo driver falls for a troubled prostitute and schemes to raise money so he can spend time with her. Additionally, a young women begins harvesting lotuses for a writer suffering from leprosy, and a child trinket seller loses his traveling case.
Our family guide
Best from age 14- 72 Audience · 35 · 100%
Amidst modernizing Ho Chi Minh City, various lives intersect. A cyclo driver pursues a troubled sex worker, a flower girl tends to a reclusive writer, and a former Marine searches for his estranged daughter, all grappling with life's challenges and lingering post-war effects.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 4/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Poverty is a pervasive theme
- Depicts sex work and exploitation
- Characters experience illness and loss
What it models well
- Compassion for others
- The search for connection
- Resilience in adversity
Talk about it after
- Life in a different culture
- The impact of historical conflicts
- Defining what a family means
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Top billed cast
Director: Tony Bui • Crew: Tony Bui
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.2/10 (35)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0138874