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Bo Hai

2017 · 26 min

This short film offers a quiet, reflective look at the cultural navigation of a second-generation immigrant experience.

Directed by
Dužan Duong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hai Van Duong, Viet Anh Duong, Nguyen Thi Minh
Overview
They think as Czechs, they speak as Czechs, but they look as Vietnamese. How is the second generation of Vietnamese people in Europe?

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Directed by
Dužan Duong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hai Van Duong, Viet Anh Duong, Nguyen Thi Minh
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • race
  • immigration
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Dužan Duong
Written by
Dužan Duong
Starring
Hai Van Duong, Viet Anh Duong, Nguyen Thi Minh, Hana Houbová, Tomáš Lipský, Adam Joura, Robin Pařík, David Benda
Cinematography
Adam Mach
Runtime
26 min
Country
Czech Republic
Languages
Czech, Vietnamese

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