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A Hundred Years of Happiness
“A rural Vietnamese couple’s optimism to support their daughter’s fast-tracked journey as a marriage migrant to South Korea leaves little time for reflection.”
2.5 / 10• 2020• 1h 1m•NR• Vietnamese
Documentary
Storyline
A Hundred Years of Happiness; an observational documentary, is a personal portraiture of a Vietnamese farming family and their daughter Tram. While her father instils in her the importance of familial obligation to care for one’s ageing parents, her mother desires a secure future devoid of economic hardship. Determined to fulfil both her parent’s wishes, Tram pursues a new life in South Korea as a migrant bride, but her fast-tracked journey leaves little time for reflection.
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jakeb Anhvu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Hundred Years of Happiness is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
