Children of the Mist

Plot

Di is a 12-year-old girl from the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Vietnam. She belongs to the Hmong, an ethnic minority in which girls get married at a very young age. This is often preceded by a controversial “bride-napping,” where the girl is abducted by her future husband on New Year’s Eve. Negotiations between the families follow. This also happened to Di’s sister and their mother, so it doesn’t seem strange that in preparation the women and girls discuss sex and married life without embarrassment. But Di also goes to school, where she learns very different values. And in her own way, even Di’s mother tries to warn her daughter about child marriage.

Cast

Má Thị Di

Self

Châu Thị Xay

Self

Má A Pho

Self

Má Thị La

Self

Má A Cớ

Self

Giàng Thị La

Self

Giàng Thị Cở

Self

Giàng Thị Máy

Self

Thào A Vàng

Self

Nguyễn Thị Thu Loan

Self

Bùi Thị Hoài Thu

Self

Má Thị Mảo

Self

Má Thị Pàn

Self

Má Thị Khu

Self

Má Thị Dở

Self