AceShowbiz
 
 
Monsoon (2020)
Monsoon (2020) Poster

Monsoon (2020)

Genre
Drama
Release Date
November 13, 2020
Studio
Strand Releasing
Genre
Drama
Release Date
November 13, 2020
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
85 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
Strand Releasing
Official Site
-
Director
Hong Khaou
Producer
Tracy O'Riordan
Screenwriter
Hong Khaou
Starring
  • Henry Golding as Kit
  • Parker Sawyers
  • David Tran
  • Molly Harris

In the evocative drama "Monsoon," Henry Golding delivers a poignant performance as Kit, a British-Vietnamese man returning to Saigon for the first time since his family fled as refugees during the war. Adrift and seeking a connection to a homeland he barely remembers, Kit navigates the bustling, transformed city with a sense of profound dislocation. His journey of scattering his parents' ashes becomes an intimate exploration of identity, memory, and the elusive concept of home. Along the way, tentative connections bloom, including a complex and tender relationship with an American expat, Lewis, played by Parker Sawyers, who is grappling with his own reasons for being in Vietnam. Directed with quiet sensitivity by Hong Khaou, the film unfolds as a visually arresting and emotionally resonant character study, capturing the subtle tensions between past and present, belonging and rootlessness. Against the vibrant yet often overwhelming backdrop of modern Ho Chi Minh City, Kit's internal monsoon of feeling builds toward a quiet revelation about where he truly belongs.

GENRE: Drama YEAR: 2020