SYNOPSIS
Phuong is sick, he has leukaemia. We meet him and his mother in the pediatric service of a hospital where the young boy shares his room with three other children and their mothers. After the session of chemiotherapy, Phuong and his mother can go home for a week so that he can be with his family and friends again. Back in the village, we discover just what financial difficulties his illness is causing the family.
In this world of sick children and their mothers, the hospital room becomes a universe of its own where each new day is a victory gained over the illness.
CREDIT
Director: Nguyễn Kim Hải
Genre: Documentary
Production: Varan Việt Nam
Cinematography: Nguyễn Kim Hải
Sound: Nguyễn Thanh Tùng | Nguyễn Thị Thắm | Vũ Lê Trang | Phạm Văn Thanh
Editing: Sylvie Gadmer Tiến
REWARDS, FESTIVALS AND DIFFUSIONS
Festival International du Film d’Environnement
Paris (France) | 2010
Hanoi International Film Festival
Hanoi (Viêt-Nam) | 2010 | Documentary prize
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