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Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

2023 · 179 min

A slow, contemplative journey through grief and memory, with long takes and quiet moments that linger.

Overview
After a Vietnamese woman dies in a car crash in Saigon, her brother-in-law and her young son transport her body back to the former’s hometown in rural Vietnam, where they plan to give her a funeral.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • faith
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Phạm Thiên Ân
Written by
Phạm Thiên Ân
Starring
Le Phong Vu, Nguyen Thinh, Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh, Vu Ngoc Manh, Dylan Besseau, Phi Điểu, Nguyen Van Lu'u, Mạnh Cường
Cinematography
Dinh Duy Hung
Runtime
179 min
Country
France, Singapore, Spain, Vietnam, Netherlands
Languages
Vietnamese

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