Children of the Mist (2023)

  • NR
  • 07/31/2023 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 32m

Overview

Di is a 12-year-old girl from the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Vietnam. She belongs to the Hmong, an ethnic minority in which girls get married at a very young age. This is often preceded by a controversial “bride-napping,” where the girl is abducted by her future husband on New Year’s Eve. Negotiations between the families follow. This also happened to Di’s sister and their mother, so it doesn’t seem strange that in preparation the women and girls discuss sex and married life without embarrassment. But Di also goes to school, where she learns very different values. And in her own way, even Di’s mother tries to warn her daughter about child marriage.

Hà Lệ Diễm

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Cast

Má Thị Di's headshot

Má Thị Di

Self
Châu Thị Xay's headshot

Châu Thị Xay

Self
Má A Pho's headshot

Má A Pho

Self
Má Thị La's headshot

Má Thị La

Self
Má A Cớ's headshot

Má A Cớ

Self
Giàng Thị La's headshot

Giàng Thị La

Self
Giàng Thị Cở's headshot

Giàng Thị Cở

Self
Giàng Thị Máy's headshot

Giàng Thị Máy

Self

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