Synopsis

Barbara Sonneborn’s 1998 documentary, *Regret to Inform*, garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. The film’s creation spanned a decade and follows Sonneborn as she journeys to the Vietnamese countryside, the site of her husband's death. Accompanied by Xuan Ngoc Nguyen, a fellow war widow who serves as her translator, Sonneborn seeks to grapple with the shared experience of loss. The documentary incorporates interviews with both Vietnamese and American widows, offeri