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Monsoon

2019

Hong Khaou

Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers, David Tran, Molly Harris

5.7

99

Drama. Romance Kit, a British Vietnamese man, returns to Saigon for the first time in over 30 years, after fleeing during the Vietnam-American War.

	Author	Review
United States	Jessica Kiang Variety	"A graceful and truthfully irresolute investigation into the strange (...) relationship that many first- and second-generation emigrants have with the far-off foreign country of the past."	POS
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"An intimate drama of surprising depth (...) Fascinating and thoughtful (...) Golding here proves his versatility as an actor."	POS
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"[It] benefits from Khaou’s insistence on showing you a ground-level view of Vietnam today (...) Golding is very, very good"	POS
United Kingdom	Demetrios Matheou Screendaily	"It’s a touching, thoughtful and gorgeously shot piece of work (...) Vietnam has rarely been captured so evocatively on screen"	POS
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"The ambience doesn’t register with full force, or do the heavy lifting entrusted to it. 'Monsoon' finally tips over the line that separates minimalism from a not-fully-developed movie."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A thoughtful, deeply felt movie of great sweetness, unfolding at an unhurried pace (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"This is a gentle and joyous film not to be slept on, even as its low-key aura lulls you into a soothed state of mind."	POS

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