It is the late nineties, Vietnam is in economic turmoil and overpopulation has sparked political concern. Read More »
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Owl and the Sparrow (2007) Stephane Gauger, Cat Ly, The Lu Le, Han Thi Pham
A child’s resilience and the kindness of strangers. Thuy is 10, an orphan, working in her uncle’s factory outside Saigon. Read More »
Travelling Circus (1988) Linh Viet, Thé Anh, Son Bac, Khuong Be, Drama
Viet Linh tells the bittersweet story of a little traveling circus from Hanoi quitting in an impoverished ethnic minority village in Vietnam’s central highlands. Read More »
Mùi du du xanh / The Scent of Green Papaya (1993) Tran Anh Hung, Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Drama, Music, Romance
A little girl, Mui, went to a house as a new servant. The mother still mourns the death of her daughter, who would have been Mui’s age. In her mind she treated Mui as her daughter. 10 years later Mui (now a young woman) was sent to another family, a young pianist and his wife. The musician falls in love with the peasant, he taught her literacy and they eventually married. A movie about a girl’s life.
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