Ru (2023)
After a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a camp in Malaysia, the young Vietnamese Tinh and her family are accepted as refugees in Canada and arrive in Montreal where they begin their new life. But for Tinh, adapting has its share of difficulties.
- Date of release
- 2023-11-24
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Charles-Olivier Michaud
Casting
- Chloé Djandji — Tinh
- Chantal Thuy — Nguyen
- Jean Bui — Minh
- Olivier Dinh — Quôc
- Xavier Nguyen — Duc
- Patrice Robitaille — Normand Girard
- Karine Vanasse — Lisette Girard
- Mali Corbeil-Gauvreau — Johanne Girard
- Benoît Mauffette — Jean Girard
- Eugénie Beaudry — Louise Girard
- Jean-Marc Dalphond — Robert Girard
- Richard Fréchette — Paul Girard
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Montreal
Ru is a 2023 Canadian drama film directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud. An adaptation of Kim Thúy's award-winning 2009 novel Ru, the film centres on the coming-of-age of Tinh, a young girl from Vietnam who is adapting to Quebec culture and society after her family move to Granby as refugees from the Vietnam War.
Production
Director Charles-Olivier Michaud met with Kim Thúy to discuss his ideas for the film. Years later the film went into production with funding from the production company, Amalga, and the financial participation of Telefilm Canada, SODEC, and tax credits. Filming began on February 27 and wrapped up on April 13 of 2022, with additional filming taking place later that year in June. It was filmed in Montreal and surrounding areas.
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