Regret to Inform

1h 12m
Documentary
7.8

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.

Cast

Barbara Sonneborn
Self
Xuan Ngoc Nguyen
Self

Crew

Barbara Sonneborn
Director, Writer, Producer
Lucy Massie Phenix
Editor
Ken Schneider
Editor
Emiko Omori
Cinematography
Daniel Reeves
Cinematography
Nancy Schiesari
Cinematography
Xuan Ngoc Nguyen
Translator

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