The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Barbara SonnebornDirector
- Barbara SonnebornWriter
Cast
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Themes
vietnamwoman directorwar widowdead husbandvietnamese woman