2018 · drama · musical · vietnamese
Song Lang
Directed by Leon Lê1h 37m2018
Set against a gloriously filmed backdrop of the distinctly jaded charm of mid-90s Saigon, the lives of two men intertwine as they are both bound by traditions and honor. One to his mafia family, the other to the traveling troupe that performs elaborate classic operas. Yet they have much more in common than either wants to admit.
Our read: Song Lang (2018) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded drama · musical · vietnamese entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, measured, gentle drama / musical, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
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