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Goodbye Mister Chu (S)

Original title: Xin chào ông chû / Bonsoir Monsieur Chu (Goodbye Mister Chu)
Year: 2005
Running time: 14 min.
Country: France
Director: Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy
Screenwriter: Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy
Cast: Animation
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Je Suis Bien Content
Genre: Animation | Short Film (Animated)
Synopsis: Hai, a little boy who lives with his mother and grandparents, catches a bird. Duong Lê, a trishaw driver and family friend, is paid by the mysterious Mister Chu to walk a carp through the streets of Saigon and the Mekong rice paddies. Throughout the country, everyone is getting ready to celebrate Trung N'Guyen, Wandering Souls Ceremony. To honor the souls of the forgotten dead, some people will offer flowers, or rice, or will burn incense, while others will free animals. On the night of the celebration, in the light from the paper lanterns, Hai and Duong will take the carp and the bird for a walk one last time.

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Goodbye Mister Chu (S)

2005

Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy