The Moon at the Bottom of the Well

The Moon at the Bottom of the Well

2008 · 121 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

Hanh is a dutiful wife and school teacher in a rural Vietnamese village who appears to enjoy a happy marriage. Childless, she insists her husband Phoung, the local school headmaster, take a second wife to bear him a baby. But in the small village, their secret is impossible to keep for long.

Directed by Vinh Son Nguyen · Written by Châu Thổ

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