Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (HKIFF48)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
3 Apr 2024 (Wed)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
179 Minutes
Language
Vietnamese
Subtitle
Chinese and English
Director
Pham Thien An
Cast
LePhong Vu, Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh, Nguyen Thinh, Vu Ngoc Manh
Synopsis
Seeking closure after a motorcycle accident kills his sister-in-law and leaves his nephew in his care, Thien takes a trip back to his hometown in the Vietnam countryside. Looking for traces of his brother in its many Catholic communities, Thien reconnects with old acquaintances now immersed in the faith. Told in breathtaking long takes and showcasing an acute sense of mise-en-scene teasing a spiritual awakening, Ph.am Thiên Ân’s (The Mute, 43rd) Camera d’Or-winning debut feature evokes the works of Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tsai Ming-Liang as it tests the limits of its own world.
Seeking closure after a motorcycle accident kills his sister-in-law and leaves his nephew in his care, Thien takes a trip back to his hometown in the Vietnam countryside. Looking for traces of his brother in its many Catholic communities, Thien reconnects with old acquaintances now immersed in the faith. Told in breathtaking long takes and showcasing an acute sense of mise-en-scene teasing a spiritual awakening, Ph.am Thiên Ân’s (The Mute, 43rd) Camera d’Or-winning debut feature evokes the works of Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tsai Ming-Liang as it tests the limits of its own world.
