A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband; meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage as the young couple ponders their uncertain future together. The present and the complex echoes of Vietnamese history intertwine with a contemplative and poetic perspective.
Cu Li Never Cries
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“In his enchanting feature debut Pham Ngoc Lan expresses the hopes, fears and regrets of his homeland in an often surreal, understated and tender gem.”
“In his enchanting feature debut Pham Ngoc Lan expresses the hopes, fears and regrets of his homeland in an often surreal, understated and tender gem.”
Phạm Ngọc Lân
Biography
Phạm Ngọc Lân was born and raised in Hanoi. He rarely left his city (both in reality and in his imagination) until college. Lân graduated with a degree in urban planning and self-taught filmmaking at 27. His short films included Another City (Berlinale 66th); Blessed Land (69th) and The Unseen River (Locarno 74th). Cu Li Never Cries is his debut feature.
Filmography
- Cu Li Never Cries – 2024 – 92′
- Giòng Sông Không Nhìn Thấy / The Unseen River – 2020 – 23’
- Một Khu Đất Tốt / Blessed Land – 2019 – 19’
- Another City / Thành Phố Khác – 2016 – 25’
- The Story of Ones I Chuyện Mọi Nhà – 2011 – 11’
