Bo Hai

They think like Czechs, speak like Czechs but look Vietnamese. Bo Hai is a film about the relationship between the older generation of Vietnamese living in the Czech Republic and their children. These parents moved here, started their own businesses, and dedicated their whole lives to financially securing their families. Younger Vietnamese who were born in the Czech Republic or came at an early age have completely integrated – they were raised by Czech nannies, they studied at Czech schools, and they use Czech names, but they have also lost their cultural roots. The parents can barely speak Czech while the children know very little Vietnamese and often don’t know how to write or read in the language of their parents. How can you share your culture when you don’t share the language?