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While Mother Is Away

While Mother Is Away1980

★7.067 min

A mother of five in the Mekong Delta leaves her ten year-old to look after the younger children while she goes to fight in the war.

Director

Nguyễn Khánh Dư

Writer

Nguyễn Khánh Dư

Score

Stars

Vân Dung Ngọc Thu

Cast2

Vân Dung
as The eldest sister
Ngọc Thu
as The young mother

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