In 19th-century Vietnam, a 14-year-old girl becomes the third wife of a wealthy, older landowner. Few options are available to a third wife. To elevate her status, she will have to produce a son and stay her husband’s favorite. Although she forms friendships with the other wives, who in turn teach her about sex and seduction, she finds that despite sharing their experiences, they still compete with one another to be the favored wife. It is a quick journey from childhood to motherhood for this young girl. In this suffocating environment she uncovers secrets, but is still in a place far from freedom where personal fulfillment takes a back seat. Winner of the Spike Lee Production Fund, director Ash Mayfair give us a sensuous period drama paying homage to the women who have been important in her life.

In competition for the New Voices New Visions Award.

Director Ash Mayfair will be in attendance January 9.