Regret to Inform

1999 • 1h 12m • Documentary

94%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

Barbara Sonneborn

Writers

Barbara Sonneborn

Status

Released