The Third Wife
Though only 14 years old, May is selected to be the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Her new home seems idyllic, her husband favours her, and she quickly becomes pregnant with what she is certain will be the desired male progeny. But trouble is quietly brewing: she witnesses a forbidden tryst that will spark a chain reaction of misfortunes — and stir in May urges that until now had been dormant.
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Cast
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Nguyen Phuong Tra My
Mây
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Ash Mayfair Director · Chananun Chotrungroj Cinematographer Julie Béziau Editor
United States release May 15, 2019 · Produced in Vietnam · Production Three Colors Productions, Mayfair Pictures
Production
Ân Nam Films
Production
Three Colors Productions
Production
Mayfair Pictures
Production
An Nam Productions
Production
Vietnam
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Languages
Original title
Vợ ba
Original language
Vietnamese
Spoken on screen
Vietnamese
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 2018
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · May 15, 2019
Limited theatrical
Vietnam · May 17, 2019
Theatrical
France
August 19, 2020 · Theatrical
Germany
June 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 22, 2019 · Digital
Japan
October 11, 2019 · Digital
Netherlands
January 11, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Spain
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 16, 2019 · Digital
Vietnam
May 5, 2020 · Limited theatrical · B&W re-release
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