Never Forget

Summary Director Jon Bling's transnational film puts the spotlight on a young woman's journey of the heart as she deals with inter-generational and intercultural gaps. When Kim, a young Vietnamese Australian woman, hears about her estranged father's death, she returns to Vietnam for the first time in 10 years to begin the process of reconciliation and healing. Caught between two worlds, Kim must decide what she wants to learn and take from her homeland. In Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), she gets reacquainted with an old extended family friend, Bao, who gives her a local view of the city. As she explores the dynamics of the place she had left behind, the tension between wanting to forget the past and always remembering begins to fade. With its completely bilingual dialog, the film shows the language limitations of a Westernized generation and the emotional confusion that comes with navigating what it means to be Vietnamese in today's hybridized world. As she plays childhood card games and recalls old romantic love songs-Kim's cold demeanor begins to melt and the audience sees the beginnings of joy for someone who is finally discovering who she is and what she wants. Yet will she stay in Vietnam with Bao or return to her other life with her white boyfriend in Australia who had just proposed marriage? Despite one's lack of linguistic fluency, Never Forget reminds us that the language of love is always powerfully and clearly understood, no matter where you are. View more details

Never Forget

Directed : Jon Bling

Written : Jon Bling

Stars : Ann Truong Tam Dinh Van Nguyen Ivan Bradara

7.5

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Genres : Drama Romance

Release date : Apr 15, 2016

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English Vietnamese

Filming locations : Vietnam

Production companies : I.B. Entertainment Loan Boy Productions

Summary Director Jon Bling's transnational film puts the spotlight on a young woman's journey of the heart as she deals with inter-generational and intercultural gaps. When Kim, a young Vietnamese Australian woman, hears about her estranged father's death, she returns to Vietnam for the first time in 10 years to begin the process of reconciliation and healing. Caught between two worlds, Kim must decide what she wants to learn and take from her homeland. In Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), she gets reacquainted with an old extended family friend, Bao, who gives her a local view of the city. As she explores the dynamics of the place she had left behind, the tension between wanting to forget the past and always remembering begins to fade. With its completely bilingual dialog, the film shows the language limitations of a Westernized generation and the emotional confusion that comes with navigating what it means to be Vietnamese in today's hybridized world. As she plays childhood card games and recalls old romantic love songs-Kim's cold demeanor begins to melt and the audience sees the beginnings of joy for someone who is finally discovering who she is and what she wants. Yet will she stay in Vietnam with Bao or return to her other life with her white boyfriend in Australia who had just proposed marriage? Despite one's lack of linguistic fluency, Never Forget reminds us that the language of love is always powerfully and clearly understood, no matter where you are. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Romance

Release date : Apr 15, 2016

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English Vietnamese

Filming locations : Vietnam

Production companies : I.B. Entertainment Loan Boy Productions

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