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1999

Regret to Inform

Directed by Barbara Sonneborn

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.

Duration

1h 12m

Released

January 1, 1999

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7.8

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Cast2

  • Barbara Sonneborn
  • Xuan Ngoc Nguyen

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