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The Last Wife

2023 · 133 min

A slow, sorrowful period romance where duty and old love press against each other until the air feels heavy.

Directed by
Victor Vũ
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kaity Nguyễn, Thuan Nguyen, Quốc Huy
Overview
In the midst of the Nguyễn Dynasty, a reluctant wife's life takes a dramatic turn when a chance encounter with her childhood lover sparks a series of unexpected events.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Victor Vũ
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kaity Nguyễn, Thuan Nguyen, Quốc Huy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
  • power
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
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
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Victor Vũ
Written by
Duc Nguyen, Vo Nguyen Dan, Trieu Hoang My, Victor Vũ
Starring
Kaity Nguyễn, Thuan Nguyen, Quốc Huy, De Ly Luu, Ngọc Diệp, Kim Oanh, Quang Thắng, Anh Dũng
Runtime
133 min
Country
Vietnam
Languages
Vietnamese

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