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.
| Release Date | January 8, 1940 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Man och kvinna | |
| Runtime | 1h 8min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Thai, Swedish | |
| Original Language | Swedish | |
| Production Countries | Sweden | |
| Production Companies | SF Studios | |