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Night of Long Tri

1989 · 173 min

A slow, stately historical drama of court intrigue that feels heavy with scheming and quiet menace.

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Night of Long Tri
Overview
A thrilling and haunting account of historical events in the Trịnh clan in the late 18th century with the central conflict between lord Trịnh Sâm who was feeble and indecisive, and a cunning and manipulative concubine named Đặng Thị Huệ. Based on the novel of the same name by Nguyễn Huy Tưởng.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • corruption
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    • family
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, history
    Directed by
    Hải Ninh
    Written by
    Hoàng Nhuận Cầm, Nguyễn Huy Tưởng, Lê Phương
    Starring
    Thế Anh, Lê Vân, Hoàng Thắng, Thu Hà, Trọng Phan, Dương Quảng, Vũ Đình Thân, Thinh Trinh
    Music
    Đỗ Hồng Quân, Phó Đức Phương
    Cinematography
    Trần Trung Nhàn
    Runtime
    173 min
    Country
    Vietnam
    Languages
    Vietnamese

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