Showing posts with label Neeg Lub Neej. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neeg Lub Neej. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Neeg Lub Neej Summary

Before I dive into more recently released, new, and upcoming Hmong movies, I wanted to share summaries of some past releases that remain favorites of mine. Therefore, I’m beginning with the original classic, Neeg Lub Neej, starring Lou Thao as Nkauj Ntsum and Khoua Yang as Tub Tuam.


Summary

Nkauj Ntsum and Tub Tuam dated and soon married. They each found successful careers and built a comfortable life together. However, there was one thing they did not have: children.

One day, Tub Tuam's mother pulled him aside and told him that she had spoken with their relatives. They all agreed that although he and Nkauj Ntsum were well-off, they needed children for their family to have a happy ending. Tub Tuam told his mother that, no matter what anyone said, he refused to take a second wife because he loved Nkauj Ntsum dearly. His mother, however, insisted that he should remarry. Tub Tuam said that before taking such a step, he wanted to make sure through medical testing that Nkauj Ntsum truly could not have children.