“Buffalo Boy” Vietnamese Movie Rec
Last night I was fortunate enough to watch this delicate, harsh movie. What? Yes, I mean every word of that!
Buffalo Boy is a movie of gentle personal connections and the harsh reality of daily life in rural Vietnam mid-20th century. It’s all at once a coming of age story, a family story, a farmer story and a love story.
Like so many movies I seem to fall into that are set in Vietnam, gentle water is the main character and the people are fortunate enough to not get washed away in it. This movie is no exception.
Honestly, the beginning is a little slow, but stick with it for a bit and I guarantee that you will be touched, in the deepest, most sincere way, by the end of the movie.
Oh, and my personal favorite character is Ha Bai (may be spelling it a bit wrong). She is the woman that pushes her husband to help the ‘buffalo boy’ bury his father. She is non-judgemental, motherly and such a delicate and strong spirit.
New York Times review of Buffalo Boy
Tags: buffalo, movies, Vietnam
