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Return to the Sedge Fields

1973 · 99 min

A quiet, sombre homecoming where a wounded veteran drifts among people he no longer understands, heavy with loss and quiet alienation.

Directed by
Bạch Diệp
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ngọc Thủy, Thanh Loan, Văn Hòa
Overview
Discharged from the Army after losing an arm in the battlefield, Lê Vân returns home. He seeks to help rebuild it, but realises that a life spent fighting has made him disconnected from the villagers and their ideas.

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Directed by
Bạch Diệp
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ngọc Thủy, Thanh Loan, Văn Hòa
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • isolation
  • war
  • identity
  • healing
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Bạch Diệp
Written by
Lê Lựu
Starring
Ngọc Thủy, Thanh Loan, Văn Hòa, Lịch Du, Hoàng Yến, Hoàng Long, Thúy Vinh
Music
Hoàng Hà
Runtime
99 min
Languages
Vietnamese

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