Regret to Inform (1998)
Directed by Barbara Sonneborn · 72 min · Documentary
16.4 TOPICAL score · #4,898 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Regret to Inform (1998, directed by Barbara Sonneborn) has a TOPICAL score of 16.4 - ranked 4,898 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (7 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (7 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 7 languages
- Still read251 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Barbara Sonneborn, Xuan Ngoc Nguyen