Movie
Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories
2015 · 100 min
A slow, atmospheric drift through a neon-lit city, watching a young man quietly ache and observe.
- Directed by
- Phan Đăng Di
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Đỗ Thị Hải Yến, Nguyen Ha Phong, Lê Công Hoàng
- Overview
- Saigon, early 2000s. Photography student Vu has just arrived from Vietnam's backwaters and is immediately attracted to his handsome roommate Thang, who works odd jobs as a bouncer and low-level drug dealer. Entranced by the nocturnal rhythms of Thang's world, Vu follows him around the city where he meets Van, a ballet-cum-exotic dancer and Thang's sometimes-girlfriend.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, isolation, love, class
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Phan Đăng Di
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Đỗ Thị Hải Yến, Nguyen Ha Phong, Lê Công Hoàng
