CHILDREN OF THE MIST
Vietnam / 2021 / 92'
CHILDREN OF THE MIST
Di is a 12-year-old girl living in a village lost in the mist of the Northwest Vietnamese mountains. She belongs to the Hmong ethnic minority where women get married very young, enduring the controversial tradition of “bride-kidnapping”. When Di enters puberty, her personality has changed drastically. The carefree little girl has turned into an impetuous, hypersensitive teenager. On the Lunar New Year’s Eve, when Di’s parents come back home after celebrating, the house is silent: Di has disappeared.
Director: HÀ LệDiễm
Script: HÀ LệDiễm
Photography: HÀ LệDiễm
Editing: Swann Dubus
Production: TRẦN Phương Thảo Swann DUBUS
Festivals and awards:
Ljubljana Doc Film Festival – Amnesty International Award, Slovenia (2022), Cinéma du Réel – Clarens Prize for Humanist Documentary Filmmaking, Switzerland (2022), One World – Special Jury Award, Poland (2022), ZagrebDox – Little Stamp Award, Croatia (2022), DokFest Münich – SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, Germany (2022), DOXA – Best Feature Documentary, Canada (2022), Millenium Festival – Silver Goal, Belgium (2022), Taiwan IDF – Next Generation Award, Taiwan (2022), IDFA – Best Directing Award, Netherlands (2021), Budapest IDF – Best Directing Award, Hungary (2021)
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