The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)
With the brilliant Vietnamese summer as a setting Vertical Ray of the Sun is beautiful from beginning to end. The plot centres around three sisters, two of whom are happily married (or so it appears). The youngest sister is single and living with her cute older brother, whom she is desperately in love with. A second sister is married to a man who has another woman and child elsewhere whom he loves just as much as his wife -with a few conditions, she agrees to carry on with the marriage. The third sister and her husband are overjoyed to discover she is pregnant, and though he is tempted, her husband remains loyal to her. Charming, slow-paced, face value, family saga film.
All Releases
Domestic (54.6%)
$110,134
$110,134
International (45.2%)
$91,113
$91,113
Worldwide
$201,670
$201,670
Domestic DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Domestic Opening$32,248
Earliest Release DateJuly 6, 2001
(Domestic)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresDrama
Romance
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Anh Hung Tran | Director |
| Anh Hung Tran | Writer |
| Christophe Rossignon | Producer |
| Tiêt Tôn-Thât | Composer |
| Ping Bin Lee | Cinematographer |
| Mario Battistel | Editor |
| Benoît Barouh | Production Designer |
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Nu Yên-Khê Tran | |
| Quynh Nhu | |
| Khanh Le | |
| Quang Hai Ngo |
