The Third Wife

The Third Wife

2019 · 96 min · VI · R · 6.3 (65 votes)
Dir. Ash Mayfair · Starring Nguyen Phuong Tra My, Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Lê Vũ Long, Như Quỳnh, Maya, Lam Thanh My
Drama

Though only 14 years old, May is selected to be the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Her new home seems idyllic, her husband favours her, and she quickly becomes pregnant with what she is certain will be the desired male progeny. But trouble is quietly brewing: she witnesses a forbidden tryst that will spark a chain reaction of misfortunes — and stir in May urges that until now had been dormant.

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A quiet, suffocating drama about a young woman's awakening within a gilded cage. It's a visually lush, yet emotionally stark examination of desire and survival against crushing tradition.

melancholictenseoppressiveintimateslow-burnperiod dramaarthouseintimate dramaatmosphericfemale agencysocietal constraintsforbidden desiresurvival
arranged marriageteenage girlwoman director19th centurylandownervietnamese woman
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