Mai

It’s got the classic rich guy x poor girl romance trope, but Mai also touches on the struggles of being a single mother, age gaps (especially when the woman is older), sexual assault, and LGBTQ issues in Vietnamese society. There were some really artistic scenes that I wish there were more of, it kind of felt like the director just threw them in randomly. I cried my eyes out, and the soundtrack was beautiful. But if you don’t understand Vietnamese, you’ll miss a lot of the deeper meaning and cultural nuances.