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Pao's Forest

Khu rừng của Páo
2022CinemaSHORT Drama 20 mins
The film tells the story of Páo, a Hmông man who married at 14. At the age of 18, he falls in love for the first time, forcing him to choose between love and family responsibilities.
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Pao's Forest

Pao's Forest

Khu rừng của Páo
2022Shorts Drama 20 mins
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Pao's Forest
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The film is a story about Páo. He is forced into marriage at 14 due to the Hmong’s underage marriage tradition. Turning 18, he meets Di, a young tourist, and falls in love for the first time. Páo carries plums from his village into town, Pao hesitates but then comes to find Di. During the whole day of dating with Di, he always finds himself lost between the town and the village: when Di plays a vinyl record, he hears the sound of Khen pipes; when he takes Di out, he sees his wife and children at home. Although he likes Di, he does not dare to take one more step. At the end of that day, Pao gets on a bus with Di to go to the city. But all are just memories of Páo about Di, she had left since the last time they met. Páo was unable to express his feelings and make her stay. Finally, Pao returns to the village with his family, but the scenario of sitting in the car to come and find Di keeps playing in his mind.
Director
Nguyen Pham Thanh Dat
Country
Vietnam
Language
Vietnamese

Details
The film is a story about Páo. He is forced into marriage at 14 due to the Hmong’s underage marriage tradition. Turning 18, he meets Di, a young tourist, and falls in love for the first time. Páo carries plums from his village into town, Pao hesitates but then comes to find Di. During the whole day of dating with Di, he always finds himself lost between the town and the village: when Di plays a vinyl record, he hears the sound of Khen pipes; when he takes Di out, he sees his wife and children at home. Although he likes Di, he does not dare to take one more step. At the end of that day, Pao gets on a bus with Di to go to the city. But all are just memories of Páo about Di, she had left since the last time they met. Páo was unable to express his feelings and make her stay. Finally, Pao returns to the village with his family, but the scenario of sitting in the car to come and find Di keeps playing in his mind.
Director
Nguyen Pham Thanh Dat
Country
Vietnam
Language
Vietnamese

Trivia
All the film's actors are from the Mông ethnic group.
Meet the Cast
Giang A Pha

Giang A Pha

Meet the Cast
Giang A Pha

Giang A Pha

Directors

Nguyen Pham Thanh Dat

Director's Statement

[I was inspired to create this story when]... my friend, Phá, came to me and shared his personal and family life, as well as the customs of the Mông community and the challenges that Phá faced.

Nguyen Pham Thanh Dat
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