Land of Sorrows

A slow, sorrowful immersion into a family's heartbreak as war closes in, asking patience and offering quiet emotional devastation.

Directed by

Hà Thúc Cần

Genres

Drama, War

Starring

Trịnh Công Sơn, Kim Cương, Thành Lộc

Overview

This foreign, English-subtitled film dramatizes the effect of the Vietnam War on a single South Vietnamese family, the inner conflict of decisions by each member of the family whether to remain in Vietnam or leave with the imminent advance and fall of Hue and eventual fall of Vietnam. Dat Kho, who's cast includes the beloved Vietnamese inconic anti-war songwriter/poet/artist Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001) who posthumously won the World Peace Music Award in 2004, is a story of the love of family, love of homeland, love of the culture and language of Vietnam and the ethereal love of the ingenue daughter for her fiance, foiled by the antagonistic forces of the ever-present war. A thought-provoking film.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

War, family, grief, love

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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