original title:
Hoa
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production:
Altrove Films, Gruppo Trentino di Volontariato
country:
Italy / Vietnam
year:
2018
film run:
20'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (12/11/2018)
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This documentary follows the daily life of Hoa, a Dao ethnic minority healer living in a rural village in North Vietnam. Hoa collects medicinal plants in the forest and heals the community with the help of her daughter Chiem and her family. While the forests are under threat of deforestation due to rapid development, Hoa keeps transmitting the ancient female tradition of herbal medicine practices.