Goodbye Mother (2019)
- Original title
- Thưa mẹ con đi
- Directed by
- Trinh Dinh Le Minh
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Vietnam
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 14 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.
How it feels
A young Vietnamese man returns to his rural hometown with his same-sex partner after living in the United States. He must navigate his family's traditional expectations and reveal his true self.
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What happens
Goodbye Mother (Vietnamese: Thưa mẹ con đi) is a Vietnamese socio-psychological film that explores the theme of LGBT issues. It marks the directorial debut of Trịnh Đình Lê Minh. The film was released in 2019 and features the main cast of Lãnh Thanh and Gia Huy. The movie depicts the situation that a Vietnamese young man faces when he and his same-sex partner visit his family in the rural areas of Vietnam after several years of living in the United States. The film has received numerous positive reviews and has been released and screened at various international film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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