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Where Are You Going?: Where Are You Going? Hanoi

Hanoi Girl on Motorbike

07/08/2018 GMT

Where Are You Going? Hanoi

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Amazing stories in Vietnam are uncovered by asking strangers - Where are you going?

Catherine Carr uncovers strangers' amazing stories in Vietnam, by asking them one simple question - Where are you going?

An interrupted journey is like a portal into somebody else’s life. In this programme, Catherine Carr invites strangers to pause on their way from A to B and asks them one simple question: ‘Where Are You Going?’

In the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, Catherine meets the feminist teenagers who dream of equality and a jet-setting seven-year-old who is already worried about college. She meets a depressed new mother struggling to cope, and a teenager praying for good exam grades. The exchanges can be funny, sad or sweet or simply unforgettable. Mixed with the sounds of the city, the stories create a poetic and unpredictable listen.

(Photo: A girl on a motorbike makes the peace sign with her fingers, Hanoi, Vietnam)

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