Film Analysis: Bury Us in A Lone Desert (2024) by Nguyen Le Hoang Phuc
by Vu Luu
This review may contain spoilers.
A burglar’s life takes an unexpected turn when he stumbles upon a plaster statue of a woman. A special connection develops between the burglar and the elderly homeowner, who fervently asks the burglar to end his life to reunite with his deceased wife for eternity. This is the premise of “Bury Us in a Lone Desert“. Directed by Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc, the 62-minute Vietnamese film competed at the Tiger Short Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2025. The 31-year-old editor-turned-filmmaker brings a bittersweet and quirky experience in which familiar genre elements are woven into an original drama.
Bury Us in A Lone Desert screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
There aren’t many ups and downs to the narrative, apart from the fateful confrontation between the lowlife burglar (played by Psycho Neo) and the elderly homeowner (played by Lưu Đức Cường). The homeowner,...
This review may contain spoilers.
A burglar’s life takes an unexpected turn when he stumbles upon a plaster statue of a woman. A special connection develops between the burglar and the elderly homeowner, who fervently asks the burglar to end his life to reunite with his deceased wife for eternity. This is the premise of “Bury Us in a Lone Desert“. Directed by Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc, the 62-minute Vietnamese film competed at the Tiger Short Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2025. The 31-year-old editor-turned-filmmaker brings a bittersweet and quirky experience in which familiar genre elements are woven into an original drama.
Bury Us in A Lone Desert screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
There aren’t many ups and downs to the narrative, apart from the fateful confrontation between the lowlife burglar (played by Psycho Neo) and the elderly homeowner (played by Lưu Đức Cường). The homeowner,...
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