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Monsoon

Directed by Hong Khaou2019UK86 mins

When Kit (Crazy Rich Asians heartthrob Henry Golding) returns to his native Saigon for the first time since his family fled during the Vietnam-American War, he unwittingly finds himself embarking on a personal journey to understand his true roots. No longer able to speak his native tongue, Kit searches this unfamiliar land for a proper place to scatter his parents’ ashes, while also reconnecting with estranged family members and striking up a budding romance with handsome ex-pat Lewis, potently played by Parker Sawyers (best known for BBC’s World on Fire and for playing Barack Obama in Southside with You).

Tenderly evocative and with gorgeous cinematography, Monsoon is the long-awaited sophomore feature from Cambodian-born British filmmaker Hong Khaou (Lilting, Frameline38). Khaou paints a deeply intimate exploration of displacement and the rootless experience of immigration, informed by the director’s own background, which found his family relocating as political refugees to the United Kingdom in the 1980s. As Kit, Henry Golding further showcases his effortlessly charming star power, commanding the screen with a delicate vigor.

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Director
Hong Khaou
Year
2019
Country
UK
Running Time
86 mins
Language
English & Vietnamese
Section
Famous Faces, World Cinema
Program Note Writer
Cindy Lou Peeples

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