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Five Days in the Life of a General

2006 · 88 min

A quiet, reflective experience that unfolds like a memoir, blending tenderness and sorrow as memories surface.

Directed by: Bùi Cường
Starring: Chí Trung, Thu Quế, Vi Cầm

Overview: Terminally ill and bedridden, a veteran reminisces about the life and people in her younger days.

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Directed by: Bùi Cường
Starring: Chí Trung, Thu Quế, Vi Cầm

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
aging
grief
war
family
Places: home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Directed by: Bùi Cường
Written by: Nguyễn Anh Dũng
Starring: Chí Trung, Thu Quế, Vi Cầm, Văn Báu, Xuân Trường, Thu Hà, Ngọc Tản, Thu Hiền
Music: Ngọc Khôi
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: Vietnamese

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