The Rooster’s Crow at Noon

The Rooster’s Crow at Noon

1996 · 91 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, History

While being imprisoned on a remote island for leading a naval-yard workers' strike, a man reminisces about his former days as a naval mechanic and the life back in his hometown.

Directed by Huy Thành · Written by Nguyễn Quang Sáng

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