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Lệ must decide if she will enter an arranged marriage in order to support her family of struggling durian farmers.

Director
Cast

Hayley Ngọc Mai, Samuel An, Công Ninh

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2025

Language

In Vietnamese with English subtitles

18+
20 min
BC Spotlight Drama Family Relations Romance Shorts Talent to Watch Women Directors
Naltobel Productions

Credits & Director

Executive Producer

Phạm Gia Quý

Producer

Nic Altobelli

Screenwriter

Solara Thanh Bình Đặng

Cinematography

Chananun Chotrungroj

Editor

Lawrence Le Lam

Production Design

Huyền Coco

Original Music

Veron Xio

Solara Thanh Bình Đặng headshot

Solara Thanh Bình Đặng

Solara Thanh Bình Đặng is a writer, director, and curious human being who lives with her cat Mei Mei on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations (“Vancouver”). Her family comes from the coastal cities of Nha Trang and Hong Kong, connecting her deeply with bodies of water and the natural world. She is interested in sinking her teeth into the strange and profound fruits of the past, present, and future.

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