The Vertical Ray of the Sun

The Vertical Ray of the Sun

2000•1h 52m•6.6/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(67)

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

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Production

Les Productions Lazennec, Le Studio Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Hãng Phim Truyện Việt Nam, ZDF/Arte

Language

VI

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Trần Nữ Yên Khê

Trần Nữ Yên Khê

Lien

Như Quỳnh

Như Quỳnh

Suong

Lê Khanh

Lê Khanh

Khanh

Ngo Quang Hai

Ngo Quang Hai

Hai

Chu Hùng

Chu Hùng

Quoc

Mạnh Cường

Mạnh Cường

Kien

Lê Tuấn Anh

Lê Tuấn Anh

Tuan

Doan Viet Ha

Ngan

Lê Ngọc Dung

Lê Ngọc Dung

Huong

Lê Vũ Long

Lê Vũ Long

Hoa

Đỗ Thị Hải Yến

Đỗ Thị Hải Yến

Mui

Lam Tung Hoang

Lam Tung Hoang

Toan

Trọng Phan

Nhan

Huy Công

Huy Công

The Fisherman

Doãn Hoàng Kiên

Doãn Hoàng Kiên

Nghia

An Chinh

An Chinh

Hien

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