Regret to Inform
1999•1h 12m•7.9•Released
Documentary
In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.
Director
Barbara Sonneborn
Writer
Barbara Sonneborn
Languages
English
Cast
Barbara Sonneborn
Self
Xuan Ngoc Nguyen
Self
Production
Producer
Barbara Sonneborn
Producer
Janet Cole
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