Regret to Inform (1999)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1999 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 12m

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.

Barbara Sonneborn

Director, Writer

Cast

Barbara Sonneborn's headshot

Barbara Sonneborn

Self
Xuan Ngoc Nguyen's headshot

Xuan Ngoc Nguyen

Self

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