The film uses the innocent eyes of children to compare the repressed behavior of adults, and then reflects the problems existing in traditional Vietnamese family society; imagine that goldfish of different sizes live in a small fish tank. Because the living space is limited, they cannot detect the state of their repressed desires. The plot content is a metaphor for the limitations of Vietnamese society, and uses an omniscient perspective to observe the behavior of each family member. Desire is filled in every little detail of life, affecting us to a greater or lesser extent, sometimes driving us to take action, but sometimes we may have to pay a price. Although "Red Apple Desire" was censored and trimmed by the Vietnamese government before being broadcast, it received a high degree of resonance from the audience after its release. This shows the film's delicate portrayal of society and human nature. This film boldly analyzes the current situation of "sexual repression" of Vietnamese women, making Vietnamese director Phan Dang Di famous and winning the Asian New Director Award at the Asian Film Festival, the International Film Critics Award and the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Although the content has been strictly censored and trimmed by the Vietnamese government, the delicate portrayal of society and human nature has received a high degree of resonance from the audience after its release. In an old house in a hot and humid town in Vietnam, there lives an ordinary family with three generations living together. There is a father who drinks all day and hangs out with a female masseuse, and a younger sister-in-law who is over 30 but still lives alone. And the six-year-old boy Xiao Pa, who plays in the ice factory by the river all the time, lives a leisurely life under the care of the nanny. One day, the diplomat grandfather who has been away from home for many years and is seriously ill returns to his hometown. His appearance makes this ordinary and simple little world begin to change... Vietnamese director Phan Dang Di uses the perspective of an innocent child to peek into the disordered behavior of adults after repression, reflecting the potential problems of traditional Vietnamese society. The characters in the film are limited in living space and cannot even detect the repression of their life desires, which is a metaphor for the many limitations of Vietnamese society.