Monsoon

Released Nov 13, 2020

1 hr. 25 min.

Drama

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Kit, a Vietnamese man living in England, returns to Saigon for the first time in over 30 years.

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Critics Consensus

Monsoon sees writer-director Hong Khaou offering a thoughtful look at the emigrant experience, brought beautifully to life by Henry Golding's stellar performance.

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PridePosterStudios

Sounds good on paper but achieves very little, sadly

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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Maria O

A complete boredom... It promises a lot and then delivers very very little, unfortunaly.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Slow paced journey about a man, his past and his heritage. Film help up by a good performance by Henry Golding and amazing cinematography.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Nothing happens in this nothing of a movie. As it unfolded I was no longer a viewer, but rather a director and editor trying to save this fool thing from incoherence until I snapped to and realized that forcing myself beyond 30 minutes' tolerance would have been an act of masochism.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Kit goes home to Vietnam after being gone forever - but the movie doesn't engage him and his cultural roots as much as it does a relationship that is tepid at best.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

This is a movie about nothing, nothing happens, the main character's arch is undeveloped and uninteresting, the photography seems very nice, but the camera work is lazy and mediocre. Honestly, don't waste your time watching this movie. Henry Golding is very good delivering an stoic (and undeveloped) lead, but that's about it, all other performances fall short.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Hong Khaou

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Henry Golding

Kit

Parker Sawyers

Lewis

David Tran

Lee

Molly Harris

Linh

Edouard Leo

Stephane

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Mary Sollosi

Entertainment Weekly

Monsoon could stand to be a little more turbulent, but that doesn't mean it won't stir something within you.

Rated: B+

Nov 21, 2020

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's all very delicately done, which may be the problem. Khaou is so intent on not being obvious about anything he wants to say that the dilemmas and dissatisfactions of the immigrant experience get lost among the subtleties.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 19, 2020

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Angie Han

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A graceful and poignant take on the immigrant experience.

Nov 14, 2020

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Monsoon explores displacement and cultural homelessness, a growing problem in the world today.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

Dirty Movies

This movie is in no hurry to explore the remnants of a lifetime, but Goldings travels will speak to many who have questioned the idea of home.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 17, 2022

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Though it captures that restless statelessness that any traveller will recognise, it fails to create a plot strong enough to justify its existence. It's absolutely a character piece, but you'll find yourself wishing Kit was a little more interesting.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 31, 2021

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Synopsis

Kit, a Vietnamese man living in England, returns to Saigon for the first time in over 30 years.

Director: Hong Khaou
Executive Producer: Emma Dutton, Lizzie Francke, Rose Garnett, Rebecca Joerin-Sharp
Screenwriter: Hong Khaou
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Moonspun Films, BloomerApp Media Production, BFI Film Fund, BBC Films, Sharp House
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2020

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