“Cu Li Khong Bao Gio Khoc” (Cu Li By no means Cries) directed by Pham Ngoc Lan has received the “Finest First Characteristic” 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 lady 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 residence. She carries a pygmy gradual 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 together with her is unexpectedly making ready for her upcoming wedding ceremony.
Because the story unfolds, Nguyen’s path intersects with that of a younger man, and he or she unexpectedly reunites with an previous 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 identification and grief,” and awards it a rating of three.5/5.
Director Lan stated: “The movie is a uncertain query in regards to 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 pageant.
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 received the “Finest First Characteristic” award at a serious worldwide movie pageant.