Ru (film)

Ru
Directed byCharles-Olivier Michaud
Written byJacques Davidts
Based onRu by Kim Thúy
Produced byAndré Dupuy
Marie-Alexandra Forget
StarringChloé Djandji
Chantal Thuy
Karine Vanasse
Patrice Robitaille
CinematographyJean-François Lord
Edited byClaude Palardy
Music byMichel Corriveau
Production
company
Amalga
Distributed byImmina Films
Release date
  • September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench, Vietnamese

Ru is a Canadian drama film, directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud and released in 2023. An adaptation of Kim Thúy's award-winning 2009 novel Ru, the film centres on the coming-of-age of Tinh (Chloé Djandji), a young girl from Vietnam who is adapting to Quebec culture and society after her family move to Granby as refugees from the Vietnam War.

The cast also includes Chantal Thuy, Jean Bui, Olivier Dinh, Xavier Nguyen, Karine Vanasse, Patrice Robitaille, Mali Corbeil Gauvreau, Marie-Thérèse Fortin and Richard Fréchette. It was shot in 2022 in and around Montreal.

The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.