Regret to Inform

7.8 / 10

(5 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

72 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Barbara Sonneborn

Cast:
Crew:
Barbara Sonneborn

Director

Barbara Sonneborn

Writer

Emiko Omori

Cinematography

Daniel Reeves

Cinematography

Nancy Schiesari

Cinematography