View of the Phoenix Trees

We begin with the Vietnamese Creation story of Lac Long Quay, the dragon king, defeating a fairy chieftain, and falling in love with his beautiful fairy daughter, Au Co. In present day London, an angsty Asian teen comes to terms with his grandfather’s death and tells his fantastical story of immigration from China to Vietnam, his awful gambling habits and him forging a family with his grandma, Linh. War is also on the horizon...