A sudden death brings unexpected responsibilities, as Thien’s (Le Phong Vu) sister-in-law Hanh is killed in a motorcycle accident leaving him with the task of accompanying her body to their home village and also taking care of his five-year-old nephew Dao (Nguyen Thinh).
The entrancing debut feature from Pham Thien An becomes a quest for understanding and certainty in a Vietnam that seems unable to provide any clear answers. The journey itself is what matters in a film defined by visual splendour and a complex questioning of faith.
This is a remarkable debut feature; provocative, absorbing, and mysterious. There are no easy answers to the big existential questions, just a desire to seek them out with a kind heart and good intentions. In the end you just have to have faith.
(Allan Hunter, Screen Daily)
A sudden death brings unexpected responsibilities, as Thien’s (Le Phong Vu) sister-in-law Hanh is killed in a motorcycle accident leaving him with the task of accompanying her body to their home village and also taking care of his five-year-old nephew Dao (Nguyen Thinh).
The entrancing debut feature from Pham Thien An becomes a quest for understanding and certainty in a Vietnam that seems unable to provide any clear answers. The journey itself is what matters in a film defined by visual splendour and a complex questioning of faith.
This is a remarkable debut feature; provocative, absorbing, and mysterious. There are no easy answers to the big existential questions, just a desire to seek them out with a kind heart and good intentions. In the end you just have to have faith.
(Allan Hunter, Screen Daily)
The entrancing debut feature from Pham Thien An becomes a quest for understanding and certainty in a Vietnam that seems unable to provide any clear answers. The journey itself is what matters in a film defined by visual splendour and a complex questioning of faith.
This is a remarkable debut feature; provocative, absorbing, and mysterious. There are no easy answers to the big existential questions, just a desire to seek them out with a kind heart and good intentions. In the end you just have to have faith.
(Allan Hunter, Screen Daily)
Информация
Возрастные ограничения
(none)
Год выпуска
2023
Global distributor
Cercamon
Дистрибьютор
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
В кино c
04.05.2024