Ru (film)
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| Directed by | Charles-Olivier Michaud |
| Written by | Jacques Davidts |
| Based on | Ru by Kim Thúy |
| Produced by | André Dupuy Marie-Alexandra Forget |
| Starring | Chloé Djandji Chantal Thuy Karine Vanasse Patrice Robitaille |
| Cinematography | Jean-François Lord |
| Edited by | Claude Palardy |
| Music by | Michel Corriveau |
Production company | Amalga |
| Distributed by | Immina Films |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French, 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.