Cu Li Never Cries
Mrs. Nguyen returns to Berlin when she learns that her estranged German husband has died. The legacy he has left her is an urn with his ashes and Cu Li, his pet pygmy slow Loris (a primate of Southeast Asia). Upon returning to Vietnam, she finds that her pregnant niece is rushing into marriage, and fears that she will make the same life mistakes as she did. And she proceeds to embark upon a journey retracing her memories, evoking Vietnam’s storied past.
Om prosjektet
- Sjanger
- Fiksjon
- Produsent
- Tran Thi Bich Ngoc
- Produksjonsselskap
- An Nam Films
- Samprodusent
- Verona Meier
- Co-produksjonsselskap
- Ape & Bjørn
- Regissør
- Pham Ngoc Lan
Tildelinger
- Arena:
- Vietnam
- Dato:
- 11.05.2020
- Tilskudd gitt:
- 500.000 kroner
- Konsulentvurdering:
- The originality of the story and its characters stems from the sarcastic manner in which they are built into the narrative structure, creating the sense of an unintentional comedy with clear socio-political undertones. With an interesting dose of cultural traits from Vietnamese society, the script articulates pauses of space, time and sound that help create an extravagant mood and a strange aura around the main character.
- Konsulent:
- Jury