The Vertical Ray of the Sun

May 17, 2000

1h 52m

★ 6.6

Overview

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Les Productions Lazennec

Le Studio Canal+

ARTE France Cinéma

Hãng Phim Truyện Việt Nam

ZDF/Arte

The Vertical Ray of the Sun Trailers

Cast

Lien

Trần Nữ Yên Khê

Suong

Như Quỳnh

Khanh

Lê Khanh

Hai

Ngo Quang Hai

Quoc

Chu Hùng

Kien

Mạnh Cường

Tuan

Lê Tuấn Anh

Ngan

Doan Viet Ha

Huong

Lê Ngọc Dung

Hoa

Lê Vũ Long

Mui

Đỗ Thị Hải Yến

Toan

Lam Tung Hoang

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