30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Student Films Zlín Dog

Close to Earth (2016) -

Singapore | 2016 | 25 min.

The portrait of a rural Vietnamese family that survives each year from harvest to harvest. The problem with this life is not just the poverty, but also the men’s alcoholism; they abuse their wives and children. The film also alludes to a bleak future for these children. An image of a people whose voices are not normally be heard.

CountrySingapore
Year2016
Duration25 min
Rating-
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Biography

This film is a part of the set Zlín Dog - Student Documentaries 2.