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At 13, Di wants to have fun, get closer to her peers and experience freedom. She is of the Hmong people who live in northern Vietnam, produce natural indigo, and have their own language and customs. During Lunar New Year celebrations, an ancient custom comes to life in their culture: underage girls are kidnapped for the purpose of marriage, even though marriage prior to adulthood is illegal. Di does not want to be lured into to the same trap as her sister, who was kidnapped a few years ago, nor does she want to live in a similarly hopeless marriage as her mother’s. Will she succeed in pushing through her own choice and continuing her education? This extraordinarily powerful debut film won the award for best director at last year’s IDFA.
At 13, Di wants to have fun, get closer to her peers and experience freedom. She is of the Hmong people who live in northern Vietnam, produce natural indigo, and have their own language and customs. During Lunar New Year celebrations, an ancient custom comes to life in their culture: underage girls are kidnapped for the purpose of marriage, even though marriage prior to adulthood is illegal. Di does not want to be lured into to the same trap as her sister, who was kidnapped a few years ago, nor does she want to live in a similarly hopeless marriage as her mother’s. Will she succeed in pushing through her own choice and continuing her education? This extraordinarily powerful debut film won the award for best director at last year’s IDFA.