When the Tenth Month Comes

Bao gio cho den thang muoi

Vietnam

1984

95 Min

Black and White

Vietnamese

Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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SCR Đặng Nhật Minh

Synopsis

A vivid portrayal from the point of view of a young Vietnamese widow of the legacy of the Vietnam war. It was released internationally under the name “The Love Doesn’t Come Back.” —CNN

Director

Đặng Nhật Minh

Đặng Nhật Minh was born into a family of scholars and patriots in the ancient imperial capital of Hue in 1938.

His father, professor and wartime martyr Đặng Văn Ngữ, was a well-known doctor who was honored with the Hồ Chí Minh Award for his great medical contributions. Last year, Minh was also bestowed the same award for his contributions to the arts.

Minh translated Russian films before starting as a documentary filmmaker in 1965. He has also worked as a journalist, writer and served as the general secretary of the Vietnamese Cinema Association for 10 years from 1989.

He has won three Gold Lotus and four Silver Lotus awards for his films at the Vietnam Film Festival and many other prizes at other national film festivals.

He was the first Vietnamese director to win the prestigious Nikkei Asia prize for Culture in 1999.

Minh also received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to the Asian film industry at the fifth Gwangju… read more