The Third Wife

Release Date: 2019-01-11

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6.494 / 10

Cast

Nguyen Phuong Tra My

as May

Trần Nữ Yên Khê

as Ha

Lê Vũ Long

as Hung

Như Quỳnh

as Ba Lao

Maya

as Xuan

Crew

Trần Anh Hùng - Art Department Assistant
Ash Mayfair - Director
Ash Mayfair - Producer
Tôn Thất An - Music
Edouard Morin - Sound Designer

Reviews

SWITCH.:

In the wrong hands, a film about a pregnant 14-year-old bride could have gone very wrong very quickly. However, Mayfair knocks it out of the park; she presents May’s story with such grace and delicacy...