Description |
1 online resource (86 min.) |
Series |
Asian film online, volume 2 |
Summary |
In the final days of the Vietnam War, a young widow struggles to care for her young son and ailing father-in-law, while hiding from them the fact that her husband was killed in the war. She is befriended by the village schoolmaster, who agrees to fabricate letters from her dead husband in order to spare her family sorrow. They wait for the tenth month, in which the Day of Forgiveness occurs, a time when departed souls visit loved ones still living |
Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed July 31, 2014) |
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In Vietnamese with English subtitles |
Subject |
Widows -- Vietnam
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Manners and customs.
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Widows.
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SUBJECT |
Vietnam -- Social life and customs
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Subject |
Vietnam.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Dang, Nhat Minh.
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Lai, Phu Cuong.
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Dang, Luu Viet Bao.
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Le, Van.
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