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Bi, Don't Be Afraid

2011 · 90 min

A quiet, humid drift through a crowded house, watching desire and distance simmer beneath everyday routines.

Directed by: Phan Đăng Di
Genres: Drama
Starring: Thanh Minh Phan, Kiều Trinh, Nguyen Ha Phong

Overview: In an old house in Hanoi, Bi, a 6-year-old child lives with his parents, his aunt and their cook. His favorite playgrounds are an ice factory and the wild grass along the river. After being absent for years, his grandfather, seriously ill, reappears and settles at their house. While Bi gets closer to his grandfather, his father tries to avoid any contact with his family. Every night, he gets drunk and goes and see his masseuse, for whom he feels a quiet strong desire. Bi's mother turns a blind eye on it. The aunt, still single, meets a 16-year-old young boy in the bus. Her attraction to him moves her deeply.

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Directed by: Phan Đăng Di
Genres: Drama
Starring: Thanh Minh Phan, Kiều Trinh, Nguyen Ha Phong

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
identity
loneliness
death
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Phan Đăng Di
Written by: Phan Đăng Di
Starring: Thanh Minh Phan, Kiều Trinh, Nguyen Ha Phong, Trần Tiến, Hoa Thúy, Mai Chau, Phuong Thao Hoang, Huỳnh Anh
Music: Vũ Nhật Tân
Cinematography: Pham Quang Minh
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Vietnam
Languages: Vietnamese

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