CU LI NEVER CRIES
synopsis
Having picked up the ashes of her long-estranged husband in Germany, a woman returns to her Vietnamese home. In her luggage she is carrying a pygmy slow loris, a species of primate from the Vietnamese rainforest, which she has inherited from the deceased. The woman’s young niece, who lives with her, is preparing for her wedding. The young couple anxiously ponders their uncertain future together. The present in which the characters live and the complex echoes of Vietnamese history intertwine in a contemplative and poetic way.
international title: | Cu Li Never Cries |
original title: | Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc |
country: | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Philippines, Norway |
sales agent: | Square Eyes |
year: | 2024 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Pham Ngoc Lan |
film run: | 92' |
screenplay: | Pham Ngoc Lan, Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang |
cast: | Minh Châu, Hà Phương, Xuân An, Ha Hoang, Cao Sang, Tâm Anh |
cinematography by: | Vũ Hoàng Triều, Nguyen Vinh Phuc, Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan |
film editing: | Julie Béziau |
music: | Trần Kim Ngọc |
producer: | Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang, Trần Thị Bích Ngọc |
co-producer: | Su Ching Teh, Weijie Lai, Claire Lajoumard, Bradley Liew, Bianca Balbuena, Verona Meier |
production: | Acrobates Films, Ape&Bjørn AS, Storm Films AS, Cadence Studio (VN), An Nam Productions (VN), Purple Tree Content (SG), E&W Films (SG), Epicmedia Productions Inc (PH) |