Country Focus : Vietnam
Cu Li Never Cries / Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc
Director's bio
Phạm Ngọc Lân
Phạm Ngọc Lân (b. 1986, Hanoi) studied urban planning before turning to film. His shorts (Another City, Blessed Land, The Unseen River) screened at Berlinale and Locarno. Cu Li Never Cries is his debut feature.
Synopsis
A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband; meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage as the young couple ponders their gloomy future together. The present and echoes of Vietnamese history entwine in a contemplative perspective.
Details of Cast
Minh Châu – Mrs.; Ha-Phuong Ngo; Xuân An Ngô; Hoàng-Hà Cao
Details of Crew
Cinematography – (not listed); Editing – (not listed)
Producer Details
Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang; Trần Thị Bích Ngọc; Cadence Studio; Ân Nam Productions; Purple Tree Content; E&W Films
Writer Details
Phạm Ngọc Lân; Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang
Stills
Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (8)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Signatures In Motion (4)
- Festival Favourites (13)
- Saeed Mirza Retrospective (3)
- Ritwik Ghatak Centenary (4)
- Youssef Chahine Retrospective (3)
- Contemporary Filmmaker in Focus: Garin Nugroho (5)
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