Wharf of Widows (2000)

Original title

Bến Không Chồng

Directed by

Trong Ninh Luu

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Vietnam

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

How it feels

In a Vietnamese village after the war, women wait for husbands who may never return. The story focuses on their quiet struggles and hidden desires.

slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushtenderbittersweetintimatepoignant

What happens

Wharf of Widows (Vietnamese: Bến không chồng, German: Das Ufer der Frauen ohne Männer) is a 2001 Vietnamese drama film directed by Lưu Trọng Ninh, starring Lưu, Thúy Hà, Minh Châu and Như Quỳnh. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Vietnamese writer Dương Hướng. The film had its world premiere in the Forum section at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival in 2001, where it was awarded NETPAC Award - Special Mention. At the 13th Vietnam Film Festival held in December 2001, the film won the Silver Lotus Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Những người đã hết thời (2001)
• The Deserted Valley
• Bao giờ thuyền lại sang sông (1996)
• Cơn giông (2021)
• Đứa con vùng đồi (2002)
• Bride of Silence (2005)
• Ba người đàn ông (2001)
• Cầu thang tối (1998)
• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.