A melancholic meditation on the capital, considering official narratives of ancient elegance alongside the reality of long welfare lines and neglected monuments.

Hanoi at night is peaceful with couples chatting on stone benches by West Lake, with girls playing the piano, readers in the library... Not only that, Hanoi at night is also the quiet, urgent life of working people. Students diligently study, teachers diligently prepare lesson plans, welding lights flicker in the night. Doctors treat patients, workers on duty, police officers on patrol, Nhan Dan Newspaper Printing Factory works tirelessly at night.

A Vietnamese documentary on human suffering and the meaning of kindness.

A reflective and informational look at the construction of Hòa Bình Hydropower Plant throughout over a decade, interwoven with portraits of workers who devoted themselves to this pivotal transformation of the nation.