SYNOPSIS
The day-to-day battles of patients who reinvent their lives in a small alley near their hospital in Hanoi, far from their villages and families.
CREDIT
Director: Trần Thị Phương Thảo
Thao is a former journalist, freelance writer, and documentary filmmaker. Her works explore such topics as family, homeland, and Vietnamese rural communities in modern times.
Genre: Documentary
Production: Varan Việt Nam | Trần Phương Thảo
Cinematography: Trần Thị Phương Thảo
Sound:
Nguyễn Thiên Ân, Nguyễn Văn Thanh, Nguyễn Thị Ánh, Lê Thị Thắm, Dương Trịnh Hà Đăng
Editing: Swann Dubus
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