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