-1992 Netflix- - The Lover

Set in 1929 French Indochina (Vietnam), the story follows a nameless, impoverished French teenager (Jane March) on the cusp of womanhood. On a ferry crossing the Mekong River, she catches the eye of a wealthy, older Chinese businessman (Tony Leung Ka-fai). What begins as a transactional arrangement—he offers her a ride in his chauffeured limousine—spirals into a torrid, secret affair that defies the rigid racial and social boundaries of the era.

It was praised for its atmospheric recreation of colonial Vietnam, captured by Robert Fraisse, whose work earned an Oscar nomination . the lover -1992 netflix-