»My aim was to make a realistic film about the life of women and children from underprivileged circles; a difficult life, full of adventure and disillusion in the end, but also filled with affection and humanity. […] The film is a manifesto for the right of children to be loved and taken care of in their families as well as in society. This is particularly true in Vietnam where a large part of the population lives in poverty and where children suffer the worst consequences of this situation.«
– Nhuê Giang Pham

Thu is an independent young girl and helps her mother Lan whenever she can. Together they sell fruit at the weekly market but the income hardly makes them a living. Things are different for her class-mate Dang. His mother has died. His father has remarried and Dang has been left with his grandparents. He yearns for the maternal love that Lan shows her daughter. But when Lan gets into a fraught relationship with a married man, Thu’s emotional needs are also neglected. She places her yearning for affection in Dang, assuming the role of the »little mother« for him. In the end, though, the two children cannot cope with the situation and their concerns.

Kindly supported by the Goethe-Institute Vietnam

Awards for ›Tâm Hôn Me‹
Best Leading Actress für Hoa Hoai Linh Phung, Dubai Film Festival 2011