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Don't Burn

2009 · 100 min

A quiet, sorrowful meditation on war and memory that unfolds gently, leaving a heavy ache long after it ends.

Directed by
Dang Nhat Minh
Genres
History, Drama, War
Starring
Minh Huong, Michael Jarmus, Diễm Lộc
Tagline
DON'T BURN! IN THERE IS FIRE ALREADY.
Overview
In the spring of 2005, a mother living in Hanoi receives a diary of her late daughter, a young doctor working at a field hospital during the war. Kept for over thirty years by an American veteran, the diary is an account of her life spanning two years, from April 1968 until her death in June 1970.

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Directed by
Dang Nhat Minh
Genres
History, Drama, War
Starring
Minh Huong, Michael Jarmus, Diễm Lộc
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • war
  • grief
  • death
  • memory
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • hospital
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
history, drama, war
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
Vietnam
Languages
English, Vietnamese

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