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When Grandmother Is Away

1985 · 63 min

A quiet, gentle slice of everyday hardship seen through a child's eyes, slow and tender.

Directed by
Anh Thái
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lê Tuấn Long, Năm Hương, Hoàng Long
Overview
With his parents busied by the toils of daily life during the subsidy days, little Minh's grandmother is closest to him in the family. Until one day...

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Directed by
Anh Thái
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lê Tuấn Long, Năm Hương, Hoàng Long
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • isolation
    Places
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Anh Thái
    Written by
    Vũ Lê Mai
    Starring
    Lê Tuấn Long, Năm Hương, Hoàng Long, Thanh Hiền, Lê Vi, Đinh Văn Thắng, Khánh Vinh
    Runtime
    63 min
    Country
    Vietnam
    Languages
    Vietnamese

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