在这部耳环之鸟片中,Also known as The Fledgling, this short masterwork
juxtaposes a simple yet eloquent family story with the
harshest violence of colonialism: shadowy dangers
that constantly infringe on and deny any tranquility.
The lyrical pastorale of Nga and her father, a ferryman,
embedded in nature and sounds of the river, becomes an
arena of conflict between the revolutionaries whom he
assists and the French agents who intervene, shattering
this domestic idyll forever with its tragic denouement.
Little Nga and her father earn their living by fishing on a riverbank. He father also carries a secret duty of transporting revolutionary cadres across the river to do their mission. Little Nga also helps her father with that secret duty. French troops have suspected little Nga's family for a long time of coordinating with people of the resistance war. When hearing that there will be a group of cadres crossing the river, the French tied little Nga's father and forced her to pretend doing her daily routine in order to trick the cadres. However, little Nga used her cleverness, wisdom, and bravery to rush to the riverbank to alert the cadres of the French troops. While doing that, she was shot down. Just before her last breath, little Nga releases a passerine bird - a dear friend of hers - whom she has been taking care of.
