The Grave At Thu Le

The desire for a holiday and a break from her life in Paris prompts Catherine Danyers to visit Hanoi to trace her family's history in the city. The family first moved to Hanoi from France in 1900, where her great-great-grandfather, Claude Danyers, built the bridge that spans the Red River. Generations followed, participating in the life of the colonial settlement, leaving only as the Viet Minh fought the French at Dien Bien Phu.

But the family left an intriguing legacy.

Catherine wants to find out more about her family, and its connection with Vietnam. Why did her family members idealise their past so actively? What was their business in the city? Where were they buried? In the quest for truth, lies are often unearthed, as Catherine will discover.

'The Grave At Thu Le' is both powerfully visual and beautifully executed. It is a story of a family, and the myriad contradictions of living a colonial lifestyle in a country rapidly changing.