Cu Li Never Cries
A woman has picked up her husband's ashes in Germany and is traveling home to Vietnam. In her luggage, she carries a pygmy slow loris – a small primate from the Vietnamese rainforest – she has inherited from her husband.
Back in Vietnam, the woman's niece is planning her own wedding. The young couple is nervous about their uncertain future. The contemporary world the characters live in and echoes from Vietnamese history are intertwined in a poetic and meditative way. A strange tale about identity and grief, which slowly reveals layers of complexity as the film unfolds.
Age limit Alle
Language Vietnamese
Runtime 1h 33m
Original title Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc
Country Vietnam
Year 2024
Director Pham Ngoc Lan
Screenplay Phạm Ngọc Lân, Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang
Cinematography Vũ Hoàng Triều, Nguyễn Vinh Phúc
Producer Phan Dan Di, Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew & Claire Lajoumand
Cast Minh Châu, Hà Phương, Xuân An, Hoàng Hà, Cao Sang, Tâm Anh
Production Company An Nam Films
Norwegian co-producer Verona Meier
Norwegian co-production company Storm Films (Ape & Bjørn)
Links IMDb