
An American in Ho Chi Minh City looks for a daughter he fathered during the war. He meets Woody, a child who's a street vendor, and when Woody's case of wares disappears, he thinks the soldier took it. Woody hunts for him. A cyclo driver, Hai, gives a ride to Lan, a hotel call girl, and starts waiting for her daily; he falls in love with her and tries to break through her tough veneer. Kien An, a young woman, takes a job harvesting lotuses in the ponds of Teacher Dao, a reclu... (Full plot summary below)
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An American in Ho Chi Minh City looks for a daughter he fathered during the war. He meets Woody, a child who's a street vendor, and when Woody's case of wares disappears, he thinks the soldier took it. Woody hunts for him. A cyclo driver, Hai, gives a ride to Lan, a hotel call girl, and starts waiting for her daily; he falls in love with her and tries to break through her tough veneer. Kien An, a young woman, takes a job harvesting lotuses in the ponds of Teacher Dao, a reclusive man who has leprosy. Her singing awakens him from depression, and he asks her to write down poetry he has composed. The characters' paths cross in small ways, around flowers and kindnesses.
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| NewsweekDavid AnsenTo my eyes, the novelty and exoticism of the setting couldn't disguise the hackneyed situations and sentimentalized characters. |
| Film Journal InternationalShirley SealyA nice but essentially boring and meaningless movie that could have been made, let's say, by the Saigon Chamber of Commerce back in 1952. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzEverything gets tidied up in nice little packages by the film's end and every one walks away enchanted. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyStronger in visual imagery than in ideas or characters, Bui's impressive feature debut, which is set in Vietnam, won the Sundance Film Festival jury and audience awards. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn extraordinary cross-cultural masterpiece shining with incredible images, a keen sense of place, and a reverence for the incredible yearning of ordinary people. |
| User ReviewCorinne KOne of my favorite movies. Several touching stories interlace over the course of the film, reflecting pain, beauty and healing . Amazing cinematography. |
| User ReviewPrivate Ubeautiful. poetry on film. themes of redemption running throughout the vignettes, gorgeous allegory of vietnam in the midst of change. |
| User ReviewLinda CA most loved movie, with stories intertwining. This is now a favourite movie of mine. |
| User ReviewBen KWhat a directing debut.... First western film shot in Vietnam after the war.. by a film student... damn. Beautiful & stunning cinematography, nice overlapping plots & characters... a young talent discovered and mentored by Keitel. 5 stars |
| User ReviewSean LThe best shot movie I've seen in a long time. Most of the story is told through film's gorgeous cinematography. |