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Criterion Channel
7.8(5 votes)
1999
1h 12m
Documentary
vietnamwoman directorwar widowdead husbandvietnamese woman
Overview
In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.




































