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The White Silk Dress (2006)
Ao lua ha dong (original title)

142 min  -  Drama   -  25 February 2010 (South Korea)
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Wartime epic involving a poverty-stricken family who struggle to make ends meet, and the mother who does the unthinkable to provide her daughters with the traditional silk dresses required to attend school.

Director:

Luu Huynh

Writer:

Luu Huynh

Stars:

Truong Ngoc Anh, Khanh Quoc Nguyen and Nhu Quynh Nguyen
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Cast

Credited cast:
Truong Ngoc Anh Truong Ngoc Anh ...
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Khanh Quoc Nguyen Khanh Quoc Nguyen ...
Gu
Nhu Quynh Nguyen Nhu Quynh Nguyen
Bach Thuy Tong Bach Thuy Tong
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The love story of Dan (a beautiful young woman) and Gu (a humpback), servants from two separate households in Ha Dong, Vietnam who have suffered most of their lives at the hands of their cruel masters. The couple flee south soon after Gu presents Dan with a wedding gift - the precious white silk dress his mother had owned (his one valuable possession), while he promises her a proper marriage someday in the future. The couple arrive in the seaside town of Hoi An and build a new life, with Dan ultimately giving birth to 4 daughters. Despite struggling through immense poverty and hardships, the family is happy and fulfilled as long as they have each other, but the horrors of the encroaching war brings tragedy and threatens to tear them apart. Written by Anonymous  

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Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Vietnam

Language:

Vietnamese | French | Cantonese | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Sidendräkten See more »

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Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)
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Anh Viet Company, Phuoc Sang Entertainment, Vietnam Feature Film Studio See more »
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The first Vietnamese film to utilize the "flying cam" technique. See more »