Movie
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Overview
After a Vietnamese woman dies in a car crash in Saigon, her brother-in-law and her young son transport her body back to the former’s hometown in rural Vietnam, where they plan to give her a funeral.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-08-11
- Runtime
- 179 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- JK Film, PŌTOCOL, ZORBA The Imaginary Friends, Fasten Films, Deuxième Ligne Films, Hubert Bals Fund
- Country
- France, Singapore, Spain, Vietnam, Netherlands
- Original language
- VI
Cast
- Le Phong Vu as Thien
- Nguyen Thinh as Dao
- Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh as Sister Thao
- Vu Ngoc Manh as Trung
- Dylan Besseau as Hunh
- Phi Điểu as The Old Lady
- Nguyen Van Lu'u as Mr. Luu
- Mạnh Cường as The Priest
- Phan Ti My Duyen as Sister Duyen
- Vu Trong Tuyen as Long
- Nguyen Han as Bao
- Ngo Thuy Tien as The Beer Saleswoman
Crew
- Phạm Thiên Ân - Director
- Phạm Thiên Ân - Writer
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