TÓC, GIẤY VÀ NƯỚC...

Belgium, France, Vietnam

Documentary

Cao Thị Hậu was born in a cave more than 60 years ago. Now she lives in a village, with many children and grandchildren to look after. Sometimes, she dreams of her dead mother calling her home – to the cave. The film captures fleeting moments of her daily life, its beauties and economic struggles, and the transmission of her people’s language, Ruc, to her grandchildren.

Directed by: Nicolas Graux, Minh Quý Trương
Produced by: Julie Freres, Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff
Cinematography: Nicolas Graux
Editing: Minh Quy Trương
Sound: Quốc Kiên Ngô, Ngọc Tân Nguyễn, Hoàng Anh Lê, Ernst Karel, Minh Quý Trương
Cast: Thị Hậu Cao (Cao Thị Hậu)

Statement of the director:
Water trickles in dark caves, drop by drop.
Drops of memory handed from Mrs. Hậu to her grandchildren, word by word. Frame by frame, water carries them, carries us, carries the film – homeward.

Production:
Dérives
https://www.derives.be

World Sales:
Lights On Film
https://www.lightsonfilm.com