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There are People in this City

1989 · 86 min

A somber, slow-burning wartime drama that lingers on survival and quiet resilience, asking patience and rewarding it with raw emotional weight.

Overview
A woman manages to escape from the Khmer Rouge labour camp. Saved from drowning in river by a group of Vietnamese soldiers, she decided to join them.
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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
    • survival
    • war
    • trauma
    • isolation
    • healing
    Places
    • countryside
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, history, war
    Directed by
    Huy Thành
    Written by
    Huy Thành
    Starring
    Minh Trang, Nguyễn Văn Đây, Huy Hùng, Nguyễn Đình Thơ, Nguyễn Bá Lộc, Bắc Sơn, Trần Quang Đại
    Music
    Hồng Đăng
    Runtime
    86 min
    Country
    Vietnam
    Languages
    Khmer, Vietnamese

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