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A winner of the Spike Lee Production Fund, and inspired by the history of director Ash Mayfair’s family, The Third Wife is a coming-of-age story; a tale of love and self-discovery in a time when women were rarely given a voice.In the late 19th century in rural Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May is given away in an arranged marriage and becomes the third wife to her older husband. May learns that she can gain status and security if she gives birth to a male child. This becomes a real possibility when she gets pregnant. However, her path is fraught with danger when May starts to develop an attraction for Xuan, the second wife. As May observes the unfolding tragedy of forbidden love and its devastating consequences, she must make a choice, to either carry on in silence and safety, or forge a way towards personal freedom.Winner at the Toronto International Film Festival 2018.
Original Release
01/11/2019
US Release
05/15/2019
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hong Chuong Nguyen | Ong Ba |
Long Le Vu | Hung / landowner |
Nu Yên-Khê Tran | Ha |
Maya | Xuan |
Nguyen Phuong Tra My | May / 3rd wife |
Quynh Nhu | Ba Lao |
Nguyen Thanh Tam | Son / Hung's son |
Lam Thanh My | Lien / Hung's daughter |
Mai Cát Vi | Nhan / Hung's daughter |
Khanh An Tang | Bo Cau |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hong Chuong Nguyen | Ong Ba |
Long Le Vu | Hung / landowner |
Nu Yên-Khê Tran | Ha |
Maya | Xuan |
Nguyen Phuong Tra My | May / 3rd wife |
Quynh Nhu | Ba Lao |
Nguyen Thanh Tam | Son / Hung's son |
Lam Thanh My | Lien / Hung's daughter |
Mai Cát Vi | Nhan / Hung's daughter |
Khanh An Tang | Bo Cau |
Trung Anh | Ong Van |
Thi Kim Ngan Pham | Tuyet |
Bao Ngoc Vu | May's Baby |
Thi Huyen Nguyen | Female Servant |
Anh Tin Nguyen | Male Servant |
Lan Chi Le | |
Anh Thu Nguyen | |
Thi Luyen Pham | |
Thi Van Anh Pham | |
Thi Lien Dinh |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dang Thanh Tam | Executive Producer |
Dang Thi Hoang Yen | Executive Producer |
Ash Mayfair | Producer |
Valerie Steinberg | Producer |
Thi Bich Ngoc Tran | Producer |