Score tix to a beautiful film that Vietnam withdrew from cinemas!
In 19th century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner Hung. Soon she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child. May’s hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalising possibility when she gets pregnant. Faced with forbidden love and its devastating consequences, May finally comes to an understanding of the brutal truth: the options available to her are few and far between.
This “mesmerizing” (The Film Stage) tale of lost innocence and forbidden love opens in Australian cinemas July 4, 2019,
For your chance to win an inseason double pass to The Third Wife, email
competitions@filmink.com.au with the name of your favourite film about forbidden love and why you love it. Most creative entries win. Don’t forget to include your postal address with your entry.