This contemplative coming-of-age tale is set among the Hmong people, an ethnic minority indigenous to the mountains of North Vietnam. Based on true events and told through the eyes of the beautiful Do Thi Hai Yen (star of The Quiet American), the film's plot revolves around the heroine'ssearch for her biological mother. Filled with magnificent scenery and colorful costumes, the film and the actress won Golden Kite awards—the Vietnamese equivalent of Oscars. More at paomovie.com Cosponsored with the Institute for Vietnamese Culture & Education, Southeast Asia Program, Dept of Asian Studies, Einaudi Center for International Studies, East Asia Program, and the Cornell Vietnamese Association.
2006, color, 1 hour 38 minutes, Vietnam