# Below the Lion Rock: The Boy from Vietnam (1978)

> Ann Hui’s socially attentive Hong Kong drama portrays a Vietnamese boy whose arrival reveals the human costs of displacement and the fragile possibility of belonging.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/247826

## Facts

- Runtime: 49 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Ann Hui
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14225948/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: serious, melancholic, observant, arthouse viewing, hong kong cinema retrospective

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