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The Girl on the River

1987 · 92 min

A quiet, haunting recollection of war and compassion, told through a slow interview that lingers on memory and moral weight.

Directed by: Dang Nhat Minh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Minh Châu, Anh Dũng, Hà Xuyên

Tagline: I TOOK YOU PAST THE RIVER...
Overview: A reporter interviews a former prostitute from South Vietnam about her sheltering of an injured Vietcong leader during the war.

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Directed by: Dang Nhat Minh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Minh Châu, Anh Dũng, Hà Xuyên

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
war
guilt
survival
morality
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Dang Nhat Minh
Written by: Dang Nhat Minh
Starring: Minh Châu, Anh Dũng, Hà Xuyên, Trần Văn Sơn, Thanh Lan, Tú Trinh
Cinematography: Phạm Việt Thanh
Runtime: 92 min
Country: Vietnam
Languages: Vietnamese

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