Wharf of Widows (2001)

8.0/10 • 105 min • Drama

Overview

At a rural village where most men have perished in the revolutions against French colonisers, their remaining widows and grieving mothers must bear the brunt of rigid patriarchal expectations placed upon them.

Cast

Như Quỳnh

Mrs. Hon

Lưu Trọng Ninh

Mr. Van

Minh Châu

Mrs. Nhan

Đinh Thuý Hà

Hạnh

Trần Tiến

Chuộc

Huy Công

Nghĩa’s uncle

Văn Hiệp

Peasant

Hồng Minh

Hà

Ngọc Tản

Nghĩa’s mother

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