SFFILM Festival Encore: Ru

2024 SFFILM Festival Encore at The Roxie

Ten-year-old Tinh’s family flees Vietnam after the 1975 fall of Saigon, undertaking an arduous journey to Quebec in Charles Oliver-Michaud’s gripping adaptation of Kim Thúy’s award-winning novel. As Tinh works to overcome the trauma and memories of war and forge an identity in Canada, her educated, formerly wealthy family struggles to adapt to their new circumstances as refugees. Chloé Djandji is riveting as Tinh in a drama that combines a harrowing recreation of the family’s flight from Vietnam, striking cinematography, vivid flashbacks, and a compelling narrative to create a hauntingly beautiful portrayal of healing told from the powerful perspective of a young girl coming to terms with her past.

DirectorCharles-Olivier Michaud

Quebecois filmmaker Charles-Olivier Michaud describes himself as a filmmaker with a passion for visual storytelling. A world traveler who speaks six languages, he has shot each of his films in different parts of the world. His features include Snow & Ashes (2010), which won the Slamdance Film Festival feature narrative film Grand Jury prize; On the Beat (2011); Exil (2012); 4 Minute Mile (2014); and Anna (2015).

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