Cu Li Không Bao Giờ KhócCu Li Never Cries
- Logline
- A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband; meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage as the young couple ponders their uncertain future together. The present and the complex echoes of Vietnamese history are entwined before a contemplative and poetic perspective.
- Talent
- Pham Ngoc Lan
- Role of participant
- Director, Screenwriter
- Director
- Pham Ngoc Lan
- Producer
- Nghiem Quynh Trang, Tran Thi Bich Ngoc
- Screenwriter
- Pham Ngoc Lan, Nghiem Quynh Trang
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2024
- Running time
- 92 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Countries of Production
- France , Norway , Philippines , Singapore , Vietnam
- Production Companies
- Cadence Studio, Ân Nam Productions, Epicmedia, Acrobates Films, E&W Films, Ape&Bjørn, Purple Tree Content
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Festivals and Awards
SELECTED SCREENING AND AWARDS:
– GWFF Best First Feature Award, 74th Berlinale Panorama, Berlin, Germany (world premiere)
– Official Selection, New Directors | New Films, NYC, USA (North American premiere)
– SIFF Highlights – World Debut, Shanghai International Film Festival, China
– Best Performance Award to actress Minh Châu, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Spain
– Best Picture Award, International Competition, Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea (Asian premiere)
– Future Voice Award (Best First Feature award), Alternativa Film Award 2024
– Best Fiction Feature Film, Sharjah Film Platform 7, UAE
– Best Picture Award, Asian Competition, Da Nang Asian Film Festival DANAFF II, Vietnam
– Special Mention, International Feature Film Competition, Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival – BIEFF, Romania
– FIPRESCI Prize, Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Canada
– NETPAC Award, Qcinema, the Philippines
– Best Film Award, 22nd Asian Film Festival, Roma, Italy
– Best Director, the Mint Chinese Film Festival 2025, Keswick, UK
– Prix du Jury, 26ème Festival International de Cinéma Asiatique de Tours FICAT, France, 2025
– Best Feature Fiction, 22nd Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF), Nepal, 2025
– Best Cinematography, Cinema of the Young Competition, Minsk IFF, Belarus, 2025
– Shaji N. Karun Best Debut Film Award, Thrissur International Film Festival, India, 2025
– Best Asian Feature Film Award, 4th Pramana Asian Film Festival, Calabria, Italy, 2025
– GWFF Best First Feature Award, 74th Berlinale Panorama, Berlin, Germany (world premiere)
– Official Selection, New Directors | New Films, NYC, USA (North American premiere)
– SIFF Highlights – World Debut, Shanghai International Film Festival, China
– Best Performance Award to actress Minh Châu, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Spain
– Best Picture Award, International Competition, Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea (Asian premiere)
– Future Voice Award (Best First Feature award), Alternativa Film Award 2024
– Best Fiction Feature Film, Sharjah Film Platform 7, UAE
– Best Picture Award, Asian Competition, Da Nang Asian Film Festival DANAFF II, Vietnam
– Special Mention, International Feature Film Competition, Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival – BIEFF, Romania
– FIPRESCI Prize, Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Canada
– NETPAC Award, Qcinema, the Philippines
– Best Film Award, 22nd Asian Film Festival, Roma, Italy
– Best Director, the Mint Chinese Film Festival 2025, Keswick, UK
– Prix du Jury, 26ème Festival International de Cinéma Asiatique de Tours FICAT, France, 2025
– Best Feature Fiction, 22nd Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF), Nepal, 2025
– Best Cinematography, Cinema of the Young Competition, Minsk IFF, Belarus, 2025
– Shaji N. Karun Best Debut Film Award, Thrissur International Film Festival, India, 2025
– Best Asian Feature Film Award, 4th Pramana Asian Film Festival, Calabria, Italy, 2025