Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

• ARTE France Cinéma
• ZDF
• Tran Nu Yen Khe
• Le Khanh
• Ngo Quang Hai
• Chu Hung
• Le Tuan Anh
• Nhu Quynh
• Do Thi Hai Yen
• Doan Viet Ha