The Vertical Ray of the Sun overview
Synopsis:
From the director of Cyclo and The Scent of Green Papaya comes this tale of three sisters who live in close proximity in present-day Hanoi. Lien (Tran Nu Yen Khe), the youngest sister, shares an apartment with her younger brother Hai (Ngo Quang Hai) and works at a cafe run by oldest sister Suong (Nguyen Nhu Quynh). Suong is the wife of Quoc (Chu Hung), a photographer with whom she has a son. The middle sibling Khan (Le Khanh) is married to Kien (Tran Manh Cuong), a writer in the midst of finishing his first novel.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Tran Anh Hung
- Studio: Lazennec Films, Hang Phim Truyen, ARTE, ARTE France Cinema, Canal Plus, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
- Year: 2000
- Run Time: 112 minutes
- Country: France, Vietnam
- Language: Vietnamese
- MPAA Rating: PG13 (for thematic elements and some sex-related material)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama
- Filmed in: Color



