Le Tuan Anh

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

Two brothers are separated by communism and a sister, a former imperial concubine turned Buddhist nun

The film tells the story of My Nhung aka Cam Huong, a famous singer. My Nhung was found dead in her apartment by one of her friends. Captain Quoc was in charge of the investigation. Through the testimony of three suspects: Thien - her first boyfriend, Xuyen - an one-time lover and Dung - her fiance, captain Quoc found out secrets about her past and solved the mystery of her death."