Nostalgia for the Countryside

Nostalgia for the Countryside

1997 · 116 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Romance

The dynamics of a Vietnamese rural village change when an urban woman returns to the village she originally belonged to and begins a love triangle.

Directed by Dang Nhat Minh · Written by Dang Nhat Minh

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