Monsoon(2019) Today

: Shot on location, the film avoids typical tourist clichés. It captures the "vibrant streets and lush landscapes" of modern Vietnam while acknowledging the "lingering shadows of history".

LFF REVIEW: “A quiet, bittersweet gem” – 'Monsoon' (2019) Monsoon(2019)

The film follows Kit (Henry Golding), a British-Vietnamese man who returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time in 30 years since his family fled the Vietnam War. He isn't there for a vacation; he is on a mission to find a final resting place for his parents' ashes. : Shot on location, the film avoids typical tourist clichés

: Moving away from his Crazy Rich Asians persona, Golding delivers a "naturalistic" and "tender" performance that critics from Flip Screen highlight as his most realized work. : Shot on location