Hair, Paper, Water…
Tóc, Giấy và Nước…
Bélgica, Francia, Vietnam, 2025.
Directed by: Nicolas Graux, Trương Minh Quý.
Nicolas Graux (Belgium) and Trương Minh Quý (Vietnam) co-directed "Hair, Paper, Water..." (2025), which won the Golden Leopard at Locarno. Graux is known for "Century of Smoke," while Minh Quý’s work explores the intersection of memory and identity in Vietnam.
Cast: Cao Thi Hieu, Cao Xuân Doanh, Cao Thi Hau.
Running time: 71 min.
Synopsis
An elderly Ruc woman, born in a cave, transmits her endangered language through the sounds of nature. "Hair, Paper, Water..." is a sensory map of belonging where the kitchen fire and the river trace the porous line between the living and the dead.
An elderly Ruc woman, born in a cave, transmits her endangered language through the sounds of nature. "Hair, Paper, Water..." is a sensory map...