Country: Vietnam
Directed by Hai Ninh
Made during the Vietnam war to encourage the north Vietnamese people who were fighting against the American imberialism, 'Little girl of Hanoi' stands out not only because it documents a crucial historical period- a lot of the footage of the film is real scenes , for example, from bombarded Hanoi - but also because is very beautiful visualy, very universal in its anti-war thesis, very optimistic and humanistic although it deals with inhuman deppressing conditions. The director explains: “On December 27 [1972] when I was standing in a deep crater on Kham Thien, a well-known street in Hanoi, I saw a dead pregnant woman holding her six-year-old daughter in her arms. My desperation reached its peak here. I felt I was falling into a deep abyss. But then there was a miracle. The girl was saved and brought up by neighbors who had suffered similar fates. This gave me a faith in man and made me believe that violence and crime could not destroy the compassion and charity of Hanoians. It was this that inspired me to make The little girl of Hanoi in 1974. I wanted to bid farewell to all those unknown people who laid down their lives, to convey my pain as an insider, as one who had witnessed those events. My work is a wreath offered at their funeral, a joss stick that I have lighted for their souls.”
You can watch the full movie, without English subtitles here: https://youtu.be/xclOnreuBIw
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