Underplayed Gems

Tale of Gióng the Saint (1970)

Tale of Gióng the Saint poster
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Vietnam
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How it feels

An ancient Vietnamese legend follows a boy who grows into a mighty saint to defend his homeland from invaders. The film retells his journey through hand-drawn animation.

mythicheroicfolkloricquietly determinedfancifulpoeticnostalgic

What happens

Tale of Gióng the Saint (Vietnamese: Truyện ông Gióng) is a 1970 Vietnamese animated film which was based on mythology, directed by Ngô Mạnh Lân. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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