The Married Woman of Nam Xuong

A quiet, haunting tale of longing and loss, where a mother's invented shadow becomes a child's truth, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by

Trần Anh Hùng

Genres

Drama

Starring

Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Lâm Lê, Duy Mai Lan Nguyen

Overview

The cinematic tale recounts the story of a woman whose husband has left for war. When night comes, she pretends to her child that the shadow projected on a sheet is his father. When the father returns, two years later, the child rejects him, telling him that his father only returns at night.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, eerie and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Family, isolation, war, grief

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

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

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