Anh Hong

Le vieux Tham, baptise affectueusement Papy, est le gardien d'un ancien hotel requisitionne pour servir de logement collectif a des cadres de la revolution. Ancien domestique promu gardien de l'immeuble, Tham est devenu l'egal de tous, et exprime sa reconnaissance a l'egard de la revolution par la conscience professionnelle avec laquelle il assure le gardiennage du batiment et la sympagnie qu'il porte a tous ses habitants. Mais bientot Tham decouvre avec amertume que personne n'est veritablement attache a l'immeuble, que chacun n'y vit que contraint en attendant de partir.

Hanh is a dutiful wife and school teacher in a rural Vietnamese village who appears to enjoy a happy marriage. Childless, she insists her husband Phoung, the local school headmaster, take a second wife to bear him a baby. But in the small village, their secret is impossible to keep for long and in the ensuing scandal she and Phuong separate. Following the breakdown of the marriage, Hanh loses her grip on reality and begins to question the very fundamentals of life. Through a friend, she meets a spiritual guide in the guise of an enigmatic fortune teller, who sets about transforming the beleaguered Hanh's life.

Seven stories about Vietnamese women spanning different generations, exploring their inner lives and forbidden loves.

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