Cu Li Never Cries
by Pham Ngoc Lân
  • Berlinale 2024 / Best First Feature
  • 46e Festival of 3 Continents of Nantes
  • 44e Amiens International Film Festival
  • New Cinema Festival 2024 / FIPRESCI Award
  • Jeonju International Film Festival / Best Picture Prize
  • Istanbul International Film Festival
  • Ghent Film Festival
  • Bangkok International Film Festival
  • Taipei Film Festival
  • Shanghai International Film Festival
  • New Directors New Films
  • New Horizons International Film Festival
  • Las Palmas Film Festival

After recovering her ex-husband’s ashes in Germany, a woman returns home to Vietnam. In her luggage, she carries a dwarf loris, a species of primate from the Vietnamese rainforest, which she inherited from the deceased. Her young niece, who lives with her, is preparing for her wedding. The young couple reflect anxiously on the uncertain future of their relationship. The present in which the characters live and the complex echoes of Vietnamese history intertwine in a contemplative and poetic way.

  • With : MINH Chau, HA Phuong, XUAN An, HOANG Ha
  • Author and Director : Pham Ngoc Lân
  • Cowriter : Nghiem Quynh Trang
  • Coproducttion : Acrobates Films (France) / Cadence Studio (Vietnam) / An Nam Productions (Vietnam) / Purple Tree Content (Singapore) / Epicmedia (Philippines) / Ape&Bjorn (Norway)
  • International Sales : Square Eyes

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