“Cu Li Khong Bao Gio Khoc” (Cu Li By no means Cries) directed by Pham Ngoc Lan has gained the “Finest First Function” award on the Berlin Worldwide Movie Competition.
The black-and-white drama “Cu Li Khong Bao Gio Khoc” portrays the journey of a middle-aged girl named Nguyen performed by Minh Chau.
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Scene from “Cu Li Khong Bao Gio Khoc” film that includes actress Minh Chau and actor Ha Hoang |
Having picked up the ashes of her long-estranged husband in Germany, she returns to her Vietnamese house. She carries a pygmy sluggish loris in her baggage, a species of primate from the Vietnamese rainforest, which she has inherited from the lifeless man.
In the meantime, her younger niece who lives along with her is swiftly getting ready for her upcoming wedding ceremony.
Because the story unfolds, Nguyen’s path intersects with that of a younger man, and she or he unexpectedly reunites with an outdated soulmate.
The homepage of the Berlin Worldwide Movie Competition web site describes the movie as “the current during which the characters reside and the advanced echoes of Vietnamese historical past intertwine in a contemplative and poetic method.“
An article on Worldwide Cinephile Society characterizes the film as “a peculiar however enthralling story of id and grief,” and awards it a rating of three.5/5.
Director Lan mentioned: “The movie is a uncertain query concerning the happiness that we, together with Nguyen, are in search of collectively.”
Lan beforehand entered his “Mot Khu Dat Tot” (“Blessed Land”) within the “Berlinale Shorts” class throughout the 2019 competition.
With this win, “Cu Li Khong Bao Gio Khoc” joins “Ben Trong Vo Ken Vang” (Inside The Yellow Cocoon) as the one two Vietnamese movies to have gained the “Finest First Function” award at a significant worldwide movie competition.