When the Tenth Month Comes

When the Tenth Month Comes

Directed by Dang Nhat Minh

Produced by Hãng Phim Truyện Việt Nam

198485 min7.2 / 10

A intimate, melancholic portrait of a widow's quiet struggle to hold her fractured family together while concealing devastating grief during wartime.

In the final days of the war, Duyên faces a daily struggle to take care of her young son and ailing father-in-law, all the while hiding from them the fact that her husband has recently been killed in battle.

Questions people ask

  • Is When the Tenth Month Comes sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does When the Tenth Month Comes end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is When the Tenth Month Comes violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is When the Tenth Month Comes scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is When the Tenth Month Comes easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise70

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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