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When the Tenth Month Comes

1984 · 85 min

A quiet, black-and-white plunge into grief and small lies, suffused with sadness and the weight of war on ordinary lives.

Directed by
Dang Nhat Minh
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Lê Vân, Hữu Mười, Lại Phú Cương
Overview
In the final days of the war, Duyên faces a daily struggle to take care of her young son and ailing father-in-law, all the while hiding from them the fact that her husband has recently been killed in battle.

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Directed by
Dang Nhat Minh
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Lê Vân, Hữu Mười, Lại Phú Cương
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • war
  • family
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Lê Vân, Hữu Mười, Lại Phú Cương, Nguyen Minh Vuong, Đặng Lưu Việt Bảo, Trịnh Phong, Hoàng Yến, Hoàng Long
Music
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Cinematography
Nguyễn Mạnh Lân
Runtime
85 min
Country
Vietnam
Languages
Vietnamese

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