At the Height of Summer

At the Height of Summer (2000)

Genres - Drama, Family & Personal Relationships  |   Sub-Genres - Family Drama, Psychological Drama  |   Release Date - May 24, 2000 (USA), Jul 6, 2001 (USA - Limited)  |   Run Time - 112 min.  |   Countries - Germany, France, Vietnam  |   MPAA Rating - PG13
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This moody and atmospheric drama, written and directed by Tran Ahn Hung ("The Scent of Green Papaya"), chronicles the lives of three sisters in Hanoi. The older two are married, one (Nguyen Nhu Quynh) to an adulterous photographer (Chu Ngoc Hung), the other (Le Khanh) to a mopey writer (Tran Manh Cuong). The third (Tran Nu Yen-Khe) has an odd relationship with her twin brother (Ngo Quanq Hai).

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sister, trio, anniversary, death-in-family, mother, brother, investigation, extramarital-affair, fidelity