The Umbrella is not a story about money, poverty, or even family.
At its heart, it is a story about kindness. A kind of kindness that does not depend on blood ties, expensive gifts, or being noticed and appreciated. The film quietly asks a simple but painful question. What if real love is never loud, never shiny, and never asks for anything in return?
This video explores how kindness moves silently through the film, from small gestures that are easy to overlook to acts of love so selfless that they are only understood when it is already too late. Mai’s journey is not about becoming richer or poorer. It is about learning that kindness is not something expressed through objects or money, but through presence, patience, and care.
Hi, it's nice to see you again. Nice to see you.
Okay, so what brought you here today?
We have some small gifts and then we would like to give children our gifts today.
Lovely. Okay, thank you. The children are waiting for you.
Hello. How are you? How's it going? How have you been lately?
I'm doing great. I even got a teddy bear.
Really? I have a small gift for you.
But why are you so kind to us?
Well, that was a long story.
So can you tell me your story?
Yes, of course. Let me tell you.
There, I've finished the work. I'll come home now.
Oh, wait, wait, wait. I have a little gift for you.
This is a very delicious cake I bought for you.
So now that it's still good, you can take it home.
So let me see you up.
Mai, I'm home. Grandma is back.
Grandma, did you buy anything for me?
Yes, I have this cake for you.
Where did you even get this?
They gave me. I saved it for you.
You know it's my birthday today, right?
All the kids gave me candles and presents.
And me, I gave them over from someone at the table.
Don't turn your nose up at the food like this. It's not good for you.
I'm sick of this. I'm sick of being a poor charity case.
Don't bring home this disgusting trash and expect me to be grateful.
I'm going to bed. Just leave me alone.
She's just a child. She doesn't mean it.
Tomorrow, tomorrow she will be fine.
I think she needs to eat something before school.
Yesterday, yeah, I went to her. Yeah, I was going to the restaurant.
Wow, look at this cake. It looks too familiar.
I remember that I would rather throw it away than eat it.
However, it becomes a breakfast of a country girl, such a poor thing.
Jonah, what did you say? I'm not eating that crap, okay?
So what was it in your bag? It's not your business.
Don't think having money lets you run your mouth.
I want to say that. You think that you can do anything to stop me?
I confirm that my family is rich and I have much money.
So what about you? You are broke to the bone.
What did you say? What did you say?
I want to say that. Wait, wait, wait.
I remember your voice. Remember my voice!
Didn't I tell you not to come here? Are you trying to ruin my life?
Don't be angry. I have a gift for you. Are you trying to give me some more trust?
No, this time is different. Please open it.
That cake you put in my bag this morning was embarrassing enough.
And now, this necklace. If I wear this, my friends will laugh at me.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry because I'm poor. I'm sorry I can't buy anything you deserve.
But please, just this time, accept this. This is from my heart. Please, accept.
I said I don't need it. I don't need it. Just give it up.
Hey, what are you doing? What was that?
Uh, it's nothing. Just some old crazy bad girl asking for money.
Come on, let's go.
Oh, excuse me, kind ladies. Could you help me? It's so cold. I have to pee.
Oh, you should keep this piece of bread for yourself.
What's the point? It's nothing. It won't make a difference anyway.
Yeah, sometimes it just happens out of what you have.
It doesn't have to be something fake. It doesn't have to be money.
Honestly, you should look at things differently.
Love at first is worth much more than money.
Sometimes, love is worth more than money.
She was so hard just for me. And I treated her like dirt.
How have I done?
Hey, what's wrong with you?
I have to go now. I have to go tell her I'm sorry.
Hey, wait, wait.
Wait.
Hello?
Yes, I'm her grandma. What's wrong?
What? She got an accident?
No, my grandchild, my grandchild, she had an accident.
Doctor, doctor, how is my friend's condition?
Well, I have to say that the situation is extremely critical.
The child is already in a strange place.
Doctor, can I donate? Please save my child.
But I have to say about your health and your age.
The risk of a stroke is very high for you. So you should consider carefully.
You cannot do that. It is too risky.
Oh, my God.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, but you see, my wife, she has got the time in her hand.
I'm here because of her.
If something might be terrifying, then let me be.
Calm down, calm down.
You see that? There's a risk, but it's not surely I'm dying.
Calm down, calm down.
I make up my mind.
Please, let me save my great child.
Please follow me.
You are awake.
I hope that you feel okay.
Oh, you here?
Did the sun rise in the west today?
It's a different story.
I'm still your friend.
You come to visit me?
Yes.
I haven't seen my grandma.
Where is she?
Why hasn't she come to see me?
Don't care about that.
You need to rest longer.
And this apple can help you feel better.
So don't think too much about anything else.
What does it mean?
What do you mean that I don't need to worry about my grandma?
After everything happened, like, I've learned a lot.
I realized so many of my mistakes.
I wasn't a good grandchild.
I would like to apologize to her, so please call her for me.
I would like to talk to her.
You still have me.
You still have me as your family.
Everything gonna be okay.
What do you mean that I still have you?
What about my grandma then?
Please.
Stop crying and saying.
Saying.
What happened?
You can't talk to her anymore.
Why?
Because...
What?
Pass away?
No, no, no, no.
That's not funny.
Stop joking.
Tuyet.
What happened?
Grandma.
Grandma, I need to talk to you.
Grandma, where are you?
You were in a critical accident.
And she donated her liver to save you.
Why?
Why didn't you stop her?
I tried.
I swear, I tried my best to stop her.
But she just wanted to save you.
Even if it cost her her life.
No.
That's a lie.
She had so many underlying conditions.
But she didn't take any medicine.
She sold it and used that money to save you.
She worked herself to exhaustion.
And she gave you her liver.
She already knew that she didn't survive if she did it.
But she don't care.
She just wanted to save you.
No.
But I...
I'm still useless.
I'm still a useless person.
Because I didn't do anything.
If I could save her from doing that.
She wouldn't have died.
This is...
This is her final letter.
And the keepsake that she left you.
Before she passed away.
My dear Mai.
If you are reading this letter.
It means I am no longer by your side.
Sometimes, leaving is the only choice I have.
You aren't my blood-red child.
I felt you once dominantly come along and left behind.
You were just a child caring too much man.
Still learning how to love yourself.
Please, don't be sad.
Just be a kind person.
Be someone who knows how to love.
And empathize with those who suffer like you.
Like me.
And like us.
I may be gone.
But my love will always stay with you.
Your grandma, Mui.
What have I done?
Grandpa.
Oh, the story was so touching.
I can't imagine that you experienced so many things.
Yes, but everything has passed.
And now, it's alright.
So, I would like to help more and more people.
And I hope that all of you will be kind.
And can be an umbrella for other people.
Like my grandma was.
Yes, I will.
And I will become a kind person.
And a colorful umbrella.