Hanh is a dutiful wife and school teacher in a rural Vietnamese village who appears to enjoy a happy marriage. Childless, she insists her husband Phoung, the local school headmaster, take a second wife to bear him a baby. But in the small village, their secret is impossible to keep for long.
Acting
Hồng Ánh's face does entire monologues in silence.
Cinematography
Rice paddies that breathe. Stillness as character.
Director
Vinh Son Nguyen
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