When the Tenth Month Comes
Leaving September 30
•
1h 25m
Directed by Đặng Nhật Minh • 1984 • Vietnam
Starring Lê Vân, Nguyen Hữu Mười, Nguyễn Minh Vương
Widely regarded as one of the greatest Vietnamese films ever made, this deeply moving exploration of grief and trauma centers on Duyên (Lê Vân), a young woman whose husband is killed in Vietnam’s post-reunification war with Cambodia. Choosing to conceal the news of his death from her loved ones, she enlists a schoolteacher to help her maintain the ruse by writing letters that appear to be from her husband—leading her into a profound emotional conflict as she wrestles with guilt and loss. Graced with a lyrical feeling for the landscapes of the Vietnamese countryside, WHEN THE TENTH MONTH COMES gives empathetic voice to the experiences of those who must go on living in the face of war’s devastation.
Up Next in Leaving September 30
-
The Wild Goose Lake
Directed by Diao Yinan • 2019 • China
Starring Hu Ge, Gwei Lun-mei, Liao FanWhen small-time mob leader Zhou Zenong (Hu Ge) accidentally kills a cop, a dead-or-alive bounty is placed on his head, forcing him on the lam from both the police as well as dangerous gangsters out for the reward. Hidin...
-
Crumb
Directed by Terry Zwigoff • 1995 • United States
Starring Robert CrumbTerry Zwigoff’s landmark 1995 film is an intimate documentary portrait of the underground artist Robert Crumb, whose unique drawing style and sexually and racially provocative subject matter have made him a household name in ...
-
Bully
Directed by Larry Clark • 2001 • United States, France
Starring Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel MinerEver-controversial director Larry Clark (KIDS) returns to the world of aimless youth with this provocative and unflinching true-crime shocker. Inspired by the murder of Bobby Kent, BULLY cen...
