Country Focus : Vietnam
Glorious Ashes / Tro tàn rực rỡ
Bùi Thạc Chuyên
Director's bio
Bùi Thạc Chuyên
Bùi Thạc Chuyên (b. 1968, Hanoi) is a Vietnamese director known for Living in Fear (2005) and Glorious Ashes (2022). His films often explore social issues and intimate relationships.
Synopsis
Set in the poor Mekong Delta coastal village of Thơm Rơm, the film follows the lives of three women, whose love lives are unusual and unique to their nature. Narrated from Hau’s perspective, she experiences life with a husband who only has eyes for another woman, and develops a growing friendship with her rival.
Details of Cast
Lê Công Hoàng – Duong; Juliet Bao Ngoc Doling – Hau (voice); Phương Anh Đào – Nhan; Ngô Quang Tuấn – Tam; Hạnh Thúy – Loan
Details of Crew
Nguyễn K’Linh – Cinematography; Julie Béziau – Editing; Tôn Thất An – Music
Producer Details
Trần Thị Bích Ngọc; An Nam Productions; Viet Vision; Fleur de Lys
Writer Details
Bùi Thạc Chuyên; based on stories by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư
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- International Competition (14)
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- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (8)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Signatures In Motion (4)
- Festival Favourites (13)
- Saeed Mirza Retrospective (3)
- Ritwik Ghatak Centenary (4)
- Youssef Chahine Retrospective (3)
- Contemporary Filmmaker in Focus: Garin Nugroho (5)
- Suvarna Chakoram (17)
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