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A Lover's Dream

2026 · 20 min

A quiet, haunting meditation on devotion that lingers like a whispered voice from beyond, asking patience and rewarding it with ache.

Directed by
Thái An
Genres
Drama
Overview
After hearing his late wife’s voice from the underworld, a husband catches catfish and releases them into her grave, wishing they would cleanse her body as she desired—an act of devotion for the woman he has lost.
How it feels
Melancholic, eerie, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, love, faith, death
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Thái An
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • faith
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Thái An
Written by
Thái An
Starring
Thúy Hường, Viet Son Le
Cinematography
Trung Duc
Runtime
20 min
Country
Vietnam, South Korea

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