The Vertical Ray of the Sun is the third feature film by Vietnamese-born French director Trần Anh Hùng. It was released in 2000 and is the final part of what many now consider to be Tran's "Vietnam trilogy."
Plot
On the anniversary of their mother's death, three sisters in contemporary Hanoi meet to prepare a memorial banquet. After the banquet, the calm exteriors of the sisters' lives begin to give way to more turbulent truths, which will affect their seemingly idyllic relationships. The eldest sister has a small boy nicknamed Little Mouse, and botanical photographer husband Quoc, who is prone to long absences from home. The middle sister has recently discovered that she is pregnant to her husband Kien, who is a writer suffering from writer's block. The flirtatious youngest sister constantly fantasises about being pregnant, and lives with her brother Hai, for whom she has a deep affection. ==Cast==
Cast
• Tran Nu Yen Khe as Lien (Liên) • Nguyễn Như Quỳnh as Suong (Sương) • Le Khanh as Khanh (Khanh) • Ngo Quang Hai as Hai (Hải) • Chu Hung as Quoc (Quốc) • Tran Manh Cuong as Kien (Kiên) • Le Tuan Anh as Tuan (Tuấn) • Le Ngoc Dung as Huong (Hương) • Do Thi Hai Yen as Quoc's concubine ==Alternate titles==