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Original title: Regret to Inform
Year: 1998
Running time: 72 min.
Country: United States
Director: Barbara Sonneborn
Screenwriter: Barbara Sonneborn
Cast: Documentary
Music: Todd Boekelheide
Cinematography: Emiko Omori, Daniel Reeves, Nancy Shiesari
Producer: Sun Fountain Productions
Genre: Documentary | Vietnam war
Synopsis: 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.

Awards: 1998: Nominated for Oscar: Best Documentary

1999: Sundance: Directing Award, Cinematography Award

1998: Independent Spirit Awards: Truer Than Fiction Award

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Regret to Inform

1998

Barbara Sonneborn