Underplayed Gems

Losing Vietnam (2021)

Losing Vietnam poster
Original title
Mein Vietnam
Directed by
Tim Ellrich
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary follows an elderly Vietnamese couple living in Germany. It shows their daily life and what it means to grow old far from their homeland.

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What happens

Mein Vietnam ist ein Dokumentarfilm der vietnamesisch-deutschen Regisseurin Thi Hien Mai und dem deutschen Regisseur Tim Ellrich. Der Film porträtiert die Lebensrealität eines vietnamesischen Ehepaares in Deutschland. Der Film entstand an der Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ko-Produktion mit Coronado Film. Im Juni 2020 feierte der Film seine Weltpremiere auf Nordamerikas größten Dokumentarfilmfestival, dem Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto, Kanada. Im Januar 2021 feiert der in München gedrehte Dokumentarfilm seine Deutschlandpremiere im Dokumentarfilmwettbewerb des 42. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken. Am 28. Oktober 2021 wurde der Film im „Junger Dokumentarfilm“-Programm des SWR ausgestrahlt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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