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The Mother's Soul

The Mother's Soul

2011 · 92 min · ★ 1.0 · Drama

Thu lives in a village near the river with Lan, her single mother working as a fruit seller. Thu befriends a boy in the village, Đăng, who lost his mother at a young age and is thus mainly raised by his grandparents. As the two children bond, they find in each other the parental figures they have been longing for.

Directed by Phạm Nhuệ Giang · Written by Phạm Nhuệ Giang

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