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Film · 2018

The Third Wife

Original titleNguoi Vo Ba

Directed by Ash Mayfair · starring Mai Thu Huong Maya and Long Le Vu

  • 6.2 Users2 votes
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Synopsis

'The Third Wife' is a hyper-stylized fable that takes the viewer to XIX Century Vietnam. A fourteen-year-old young girl is about to get married to a wealthy landlord and become his third wife at home. Little she knows about her hidden inner desires that will make her face a tough dilemma: be free or be alive in that patriarchal world. This is the first movie by Vietnamese female director Ash Mayfair. It has a predominantly female, but unknown, cast to tell a feminist story that could definitely be placed in the current world. The movie was granted Best Asian Film Award in 2018 Toronto International film Festival and Another Glance Award in same year's San Sebastian International Film Festival.

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  • Mexico Apple TV: rent MX$25.00, buy MX$49.00Prime Video: channel, rent MX$25.00, buy MX$49.00

The essentials

Runtime
96 min1 hour and 36 minutes
How long is The Third Wife?
1 hour and 36 minutes (96 minutes).
Who directed The Third Wife?
Ash Mayfair.
Who is in The Third Wife?
It stars Mai Thu Huong Maya and Long Le Vu.
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Cast

Full cast (5)
Director
Ash Mayfair
Writers
Ash Mayfair
Producers
Ash Mayfair

Videos and trailers

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'The Third Wife' Trailer 2:0026 October 2018

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 3 reviews
6.2 2 votes

What the critics say

  • Caimán Cuadernos de CineCristina Aparicio Through the eyes of May, the viewer sees the young woman's confrontation with the real world, an accelerated transition where sexuality, marriage and motherhood are in the same vital phase. Read
  • VarietyJessica Kiang Gently dipping us into the long ago and far away past, Ash Mayfair's directorial debut brings an intimate immediacy to the re-creation of rural Vietnam in the late 19th century. Read
  • The Hollywood ReporterNeil Young An audience-friendly affair which deals with harrowing subject-matter in restrained, tactful and aesthetically entrancing style... Read

Trivia

  • Toronto

    The film received Best Asian Film Award in 2018 Toronto film festival.

  • RTVE

    The film was granted RTVE Another Glance in 2018 San Sebastian Film Festival.

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