14 Days, 12 Nights (14 jours, 12 nuits)

To my daughters, Anne et Catou Marie Vien

14 DAYS 12 NIGHTS

I believe your orphanage can accommodate one more girl.

For the children, madam.

You can leave the child at the gate.

Tonight.

See that she's sent to the barbarians.

That's my only condition.

Hello! You timed your trip well. The weather's been nice in Hanoi, lately.

Sorry, could you please ask him to stop?

OK, stop here, please.

This?

This lady is from Canada.

She adopted a child here.

She would like to meet Ms. Thao, the woman who looked after her baby.

Please, come have some tea.

I'll get the person you're looking for.

We can wait in the foyer.

Children are the voice of the world.

Without them, our planet would have no future.

On behalf of all our orphans, thank you for your support.

Your certificate.

Do you have any information regarding the child?

None. None at all.

It's been a long time.

Do you remember me?

This is for you.

Thank you. Have a seat.

I couldn't come to Vietnam without visiting you.

This is Di?m L?.

I never really had a chance to thank you

for all you did for her.

For one whole year, I raised her like my own.

I saw her take her first steps.

I saw her first smile.

She's asking why you came here.

That must be her!

Hi, Clara!

Translate, please.

These foreigners arrived one day.

They killed our parents and stole our children.

Hi, it's me.

How are you?

I'm OK.

I miss you.

I miss you too.

I went the orphanage today.

Yeah? What was it like?

It hasn't changed at all.

Is it nice out?

Yeah, it's nice out.

I'm in Room 301.

What happened?

What happened?

No! Clara?

Clara? It's Mom!

The night your daughter was left at the orphanage,

I found a piece of paper in her clothing

with a name and a phone number written on it.

She thinks that's the person who should be informed of the child's death...

if you have the courage.

Pardon me,

I'd like to speak with Thuy Nguyen.

Thuy doesn't live here anymore.

Why are you looking for her?

I need to ask her some questions.

Can you tell me how I can reach her?

She works at Ly's Travel Agency.

You'll find her there.

WE ORGANIZE EXCURSIONS WITH FRENCH-SPEAKING GUIDES

This portrait is the most famous work of Tran Van Can,

one of the pioneers of Vietnamese modern art.

Coincidentally, I have the same name as the portrait's subject:

"Em Thuy," or "Little Thuy."

Is this your first time in Vietnam?

Yes.

I had a very close Vietnamese friend back home, in Canada.

He died last year. I wanted to see his country.

I see.

Do you have any questions about our itinerary for the next few days?

No. I trust you. You're the expert.

This way.

Isabelle, I'd like you to meet Ma? and Sol.

They live here.

She's getting ready for a school party.

- I see! - Yes!

This is where we'll sleep.

This is my guest.

They own the property.

What are you up to today?

I'll probably go to the market

this afternoon.

We'll see you later.

What beautiful colours!

Around here, business is women's work.

The opening is small.

Yes, so your money doesn't fall out!

Hold it this way. The money won't fall out.

Can you ask how much this scarf is?

How much for that?

- 400,000. - 400?

It's 400,000. It's too expensive. Let me deal with this.

I think it's worth 150.

That scarf is made of linen that I wove by hand.

I have to charge more.

If you want something cheaper, take this one.

- 200 for this one. - No, I can't accept 200.

Then I'll go somewhere else.

No, I can't.

It's handwoven linen.

We wove it ourselves.

If she wants this one, she can have it for 150.

- I think... - Is 200 enough?

- Hold on. Let me look at it. - 200.

This linen is from...

This linen is from the monks of Tau By.

It's a deal! 200,000.

200,000.

I'm not trying to rip you off! It's worth more than 200,000.

It means "thank you."

- It's for you. - Thank you.

- It suits you. - Thanks!

Do you smoke?

Yes. But I don't usually smoke with clients.

Well, no one's going to tell on you, especially not me.

All right. Thanks.

Was your Vietnamese friend from the north or the south?

The south.

Do you know how to distinguish between northerners and southerners in Vietnam?

Northerners like their coffee hot, and southerners like it cold.

- Of course! Makes sense. - Yep!

Also, we northerners are very thrifty compared to southerners.

Southerners are big spenders.

They love going out. They're very welcoming, very generous.

I'm not saying we're not generous in the north, but...

Maybe it's the harsh climate...

We keep our feelings to ourselves.

We're more introverted.

But once we open our doors, it's like we're opening our hearts.

On the other hand,

if someone hurts us, we're not very quick to forgive.

We tend to hold grudges.

- Are you married? - Yes. You?

Yes.

What does your husband do?

My husband is an outdoorsman.

An outdoorsman? What's that?

It's a man who loves being alone and hunting and fishing

without his wife.

Sounds like a Vietnamese man!

Is your husband an outdoorsman too?

No, he's not an outdoorsman.

I meant Vietnamese men in general.

My grandfather was a hunter.

- Oh yeah? - Yeah.

What do people hunt in Vietnam?

Anything that moves!