Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell

04/11/2024 - quanly

Feature Film/ Viet Nam/ 177 min/2023

Director: Phạm Thiên Ân

Screenwriter: Phạm Thiên Ân

Director of Photography: Đinh Duy Hưng

Production: Jk Film & Potocol, Deuxieme Ligne Films, Zorba The Imaginary Friend & Fasten Films

Music Composer: Vương Gia Bảo, Xander Toh/ Vuong Gia Bao, Xander Toh

Art designer: Phạm Thiên Ân, Huỳnh Phượng Hiền/ Pham Thien An Huynh Phuong Hien

Cast: Lê Phong Vũ, Nguyễn Thị Trúc Quỳnh, Nguyễn Thịnh, Vũ Ngọc Mạnh, Nguyễn Hân, Vũ Trọng Tuyền/ Le Phong Vu, Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh, Nguyen Thinh, Vu Ngoc Manh, Nguyen Gia Han, Vu Trong Tuyen

Synopsis:

After his sister-in-law dies in a freak motorcycle accident in Saigon, Thien is bestowed the task of delivering her body to their hometown in the countryside, accompanied by his 5-year-old nephew Dao, who miraculously survived the crash. Amidst the mystical landscapes of rural Vietnam, Thien begins a search for his older brother, who vanished years ago, to hand Dao over to him – a journey which causes him to deeply question his faith.

Director’s biography:

Director Pham Thien An, born in 1989, hails from Lam Dong, Vietnam. He previously lived and made films in Ho Chi Minh City and now resides in the United States with his family. In 2018, his short film “The Mute” premiered at the Palm Spring International Short Film Festival in the U.S. In 2019, he attended the Cannes Film Festival in France for the first time and won the Director’s Fortnight award with his short film “Stay Awake, Be Ready”.