Big Father, Small Father And Other Stories

By Phan Dang Di

Information

Country: Vietnam, France, Germany, The Netherlands

Language: Vietnamese

Original title: Cha Và Con Và

Casting: Hai Yen Do Thi, Hoang Le Cong, Vinh Truong The, Phong Nguyen Ha

Production year: 2015

Runtime: 01h42

Production company: Dny Viet Nam Productions, Acrobates Films, Busse & Halberschmidt Filmproduktion oHG, Volya Films

Saigon, early 2000’s. Vu, a photography student, has just arrived in town. Immediately attracted to his handsome roommate Thang, a bouncer and low-level drug dealer, Vu starts following him on his escapades through the city’s nightlife, where he discovers a whole new world. He soon also meets Van, a sensual female dancer who maintains a casual relationship with Thang. The three of them develop an increasingly ambiguous friendship. One night, they are involved in a street fight and forced to flee to Vu’s native village. There they are warmly welcomed by his father, who seizes the occasion to introduce Vu to the wife he has chosen for him…