Regret to Inform (1999)

01/01/1999 (US) • 1h 12m

Documentary

Overview

In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

vietnam

woman director

war widow

dead husband

vietnamese woman

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