Ru (2023)

Directed by

Charles-Olivier Michaud

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

ALL

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl from Vietnam adjusts to life in Quebec after her family flees the war and settles in Canada. The film follows her experiences as she grows up navigating a new culture and language.

poignantcontemplativegentlebittersweetintimatehopefulnostalgicslow-paced

What happens

Ru is a 2023 Canadian drama film directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud. An adaptation of Kim Thúy's award-winning 2009 novel Ru, the film centres on the coming-of-age of Tinh (Chloé Djandji), a young girl from Vietnam who is adapting to Quebec culture and society after her family move to Granby as refugees from the Vietnam War. The cast also includes Chantal Thuy, Jean Bui, Olivier Dinh, Xavier Nguyen, Karine Vanasse, Patrice Robitaille, Mali Corbeil Gauvreau, Marie-Thérèse Fortin and Richard Fréchette. It was shot in 2022 in and around Montreal. The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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