Release, runtime and language

1957 · 105 mins · English

Directed by

René Clément

Starring

Anthony Perkins, Jo Van Fleet, Alida Valli, Nehemiah Persoff, Richard Conte, Silvana Mangano

Set against the harsh backdrop of a foreign land, a widowed mother forces her children, twenty‑year‑old Joseph and sixteen‑year‑old Suzanne, to work on their crumbling rice plantation. Yearning for freedom, the siblings turn to romance: Suzanne falls for Michael, while Joseph becomes involved with Claude, seeking escape from their oppressive life.