The Third Wife
2018 Vietnamese drama film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Third Wife (Vietnamese: Vợ ba) is a 2018 Vietnamese costume drama film written and directed by Ash Mayfair, in her feature debut. Set in the 19th century, it follows a 14-year-old girl who becomes the third wife to a landowner in rural northern Vietnam.
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Directed by | Ash Mayfair |
Written by | Ash Mayfair |
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Cinematography | Chananun Chotrungroj |
Edited by | Julie Béziau |
Music by | Tôn Thất An |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Vietnam |
Language | Vietnamese |
Budget | 28 billion đồng[1] |
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018, where it won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) Award.[2] It also won the TVE-Another Look Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival[3] and the Gold Hugo for New Directors at the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2018.[4]
The film was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Someone to Watch Award at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards.[5]
In 2020 Mayfair released a re-worked version of the film called Between Shadow and Soul. The re-worked film used the same footage from the original shoot but reconfigured in black and white and with no dialogue and a new soundtrack.[6]