... but it needn't define us.
Beautifully produced and written. The film introduces us to Vietnamese traditions, including the Hungry Ghost Festival, as experienced through first and second generation immigrants to Australia. The film relies on the relationships amongst the generations to tell its story.
Although there are ghosts and damned souls, I would call it a morality play rather than a spooky story. Young people, overwhelmed by war, homelessness, poverty, and near starvation made expedient decisions. Decades later, those decisions still haunt them, but with the benefit of time, love, and maturity, they may learn to forgive themselves and others.
Beautifully produced and written. The film introduces us to Vietnamese traditions, including the Hungry Ghost Festival, as experienced through first and second generation immigrants to Australia. The film relies on the relationships amongst the generations to tell its story.
Although there are ghosts and damned souls, I would call it a morality play rather than a spooky story. Young people, overwhelmed by war, homelessness, poverty, and near starvation made expedient decisions. Decades later, those decisions still haunt them, but with the benefit of time, love, and maturity, they may learn to forgive themselves and others.