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Madam Phung's Last Journey

2014 · 87 min

A warm, wandering road documentary that lets you ride along with a scrappy troupe and quietly feel the sting of the crowds they meet.

Directed by: Nguyễn Thị Thắm
Genres: Documentary

Tagline: Where does theatre begin, where does life end?
Overview: Endearing Madame Phung and her transvestite singers travel around Vietnam, sparking fascination and hostility from the local people.

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Directed by: Nguyễn Thị Thắm
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
friendship
family
sexuality
Places: road trip
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Nguyễn Thị Thắm
Written by: Nguyễn Thị Thắm
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Vietnam
Languages: Vietnamese

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