Diary of Fireflies

Diary of Fireflies

2016 · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Romance

Devastated by the loss of both parents to cancer, a medical student drops out of school and meets a firebrand photographer with a lust for life.

Directed by Văn Công Viễn

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