Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
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2h 58m
Directed by Pham Thien An • Drama • 2023 • Vietnam • Vietnamese with English subtitles
Starring Le Phong Vu, Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh, Nguyen Thinh
Winner of the prestigious Camera d’Or for best first film at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, the enthralling "Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell" from Vietnamese filmmaker Pham Thien An is a reverie on faith, loss, and nature expressed with uncommon invention and depth that follows a thirty something man after he leaves Saigon for a trip back to his rural hometown following a family tragedy.
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