directed by
Duc Ngo Ngoc
produced by
Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
in association with
Germany & Vietnam
2020
Logline
The indebted Nghi is in desperate straits after her daughter Phuong flees from her arranged wedding.
Synopsis
The vietnamese Nghi has a bad feeling as she sees the foreign chinese groom for the first time on the day of her daughter’s wedding. Nghi and Phuong decided that the 17 years old should get married to relieve the family of their debts. But then the bride disappears after the ceremony and the mother faces the decision what she is ready to give for her family's happiness.
Screenplay
FLORINA-ALICE BIRO
Director
DUC NGO NGOC
Cinematographer
MERET MADÖRIN
Editors
LAURA ESPINEL
KATJA NGUYEN
Producer
PIA TO
Line Producer
ANDREA WOHLFEIL
Co-Producer
JOSH LEVY
Associate Producer
NGUYEN LE HANG
Sound & Sound Mix
ALEXANDRA PRAET
Music
FRANZISKA MAY
JOHANN NIEGL
Set Designer
KELLY HOANG
Costume
VU THANH THANH
TECHNICAL INFO
Genre
drama, fictional
Length
24:40 minutes
Image format
1:1.85, color
Frame rate
25 fps
Sound format
5.1 or stereo
Screening format
DCP, 2K
Original language
Vietnamese and Mandarin
Subtitles
English or German
Shooting location
Dong Anh - Hanoi Vietnam
Year of completition
2020
