The Somnambulist Woman

The Somnambulist Woman

2003 · 85 min · War, Drama

A young woman struggles to move on from the consuming grief of her experience as a combat medic in the Trường Sơn mountains during Vietnam War .

Directed by Nguyễn Thanh Vân · Written by Nguyễn Quang Thiều

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