An Tôn Thất is currently composing the score for The Third Wife, a new long feature film directed by Vietnamese first-timer Ash Mayfair. The film tells the story of a young girl who becomes the new wife in a wealthy family in the North of Vietnam and learns about the politics of the family, as she becoming a wife, an adult and a woman. Set in the late 19th century, in the gorgeous landscapes of Ninh Binh, the film stars Trần Nữ Yên Khê who notably appeared in Scent of Green Papaya and Cyclo, by Trần Anh Hùng, who also helped in the penning of the screenplay of The Third Wife.
The Third Wife is one of the 10 features chosen for the IFP Narrative Lab 2017 in Cannes.
Release date is schedule for 2018.
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