The Vertical Ray of the Sun

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

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  Trần Nữ Yên Khê

  Lien
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  Như Quỳnh

  Suong
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  Lê Khanh

  Khanh
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  Ngo Quang Hai

  Hai
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  Chu Hùng

  Quoc
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  Mạnh Cường

  Kien
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  Lê Tuấn Anh

  Tuan
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  Lê Ngọc Dung

  Huong
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  Lê Vũ Long

  Hoa
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  Đỗ Thị Hải Yến

  Mui