owl and the sparrow (cú và chim se sẻ) (Vietnamese)
The Story:
In modern-day Saigon, three lonely strangers form a unique family.
Thuy (Han Thi Pham) is an orphan from the countryside who decides to run away from her stern uncle at the bamboo factory and try her luck in the big city. That is, until she packs her bags to run away into the city. Now forced to survive on her own, she first sells postcards then flowers on the streets.
Lan (Cat Ly), the flight attendant, arrives at Ho Chi Minh airport on a five day layover, checking into the same family-run hotel every week. The hotel girls wonder why she's alone, but Lan only tells them that she's just hard to understand. She doesn't tell them that she's having a secret affair with the airline pilot.
Hai (The Lu Le) , a zookeeper living on the park grounds in a shack, is nursing a broken heart after his fiancé left him. He lives only for his animals now, until the zoo director tells him that his beloved elephant will soon be shipped off to an Indian zoo.
In four days, Thuy will play matchmaker to these lonely hearts in hopes of forming a surrogate family. The only thing that might stop her are city authorities who want her in an orphanage and an overbearing uncle (Nguyen Hau) tracking her down in the big city.
Starring:
Cat Ly, Le The Lu, Pham Thi Han, Nguyen Hau, Hoang Long
Directed By:
Stephane Gauger
Release:
2007
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