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A: That depends on your definition. It is a tragic romance . You will cry, but you will understand. Tinh Nguoi Duyen Ma Netflix
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The story follows Bao (played by Quoc Huy), a skeptical river trader who ferries goods across the mysterious Xoai Mut forest. After a terrible storm, he rescues a mysterious woman named Mai (played by Minh Anh) from drowning. Beautiful but mute, Mai has no memory of who she is or where she came from. A: 1 hour 52 minutes (112 minutes; 6
Officially released internationally as “The Serpent’s Song” (though direct translations lean toward “Human Love, Karmic Ghost” ), Tinh Nguoi Duyen Ma is the Vietnamese cinematic event of the year. Directed by the visionary Luu Thanh Luan, the film has broken streaming records in Southeast Asia since its Netflix debut.
For international audiences, this is your gateway drug into Vietnamese horror, which is currently experiencing a renaissance. For Vietnamese audiences, it is a proud, terrifying, and heartbreaking reflection of national folklore.
Tinh Nguoi Duyen Ma is not a perfect film. The middle act drags slightly as Bao vacillates between believing in the ghost and dismissing it as superstition. Some side characters (the village drunkards) are clichés.