20 Nights and a Rainy Day

20 Nights and a Rainy Day

2006 · 85 min · ★ 4.7 · Drama

She was fleeing the West, and he the East. She was European, light-skinned, on her way back from Java, at the edge of the world. Once North-Vietnamese, now a proud Frenchman, he had an apartment in the center of Paris. This film tells the story of their embrace, 20 nights under the Parisian sky, in the shadow of Notre Dame. During these 20 nights they find refuge in each other's bodies.

Directed by Lâm Lê · Written by Lâm Lê

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