Medium tracking shot, parallel motion at eye level. HIEN, a thin 8-year-old Vietnamese boy with short messy black hair, sun-tanned skin, wearing a worn beige short-sleeve shirt and dark shorts, barefoot, runs down a steep red-dirt mountain road carrying a bamboo stick in his right hand. He laughs as he runs, occasionally glancing back over his shoulder. Dust kicks up from his bare feet. The red-dirt road slopes downward, rocky cliff face on one side, misty mountain valley in the background. Twilight, golden hour fading to dusk. 1978 Vietnamese rural folk-horror aesthetic. Desaturated cinematic grading, deep shadows, warm orange-red dirt contrasting with cool blue mountain mist. ARRI Master Primes, 85mm T1.8, cinematic shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. The mood is innocent but carries a slow-burn dread. Audio: Distant kids' shouts, rhythmic sound of bare feet hitting the dirt, subtle eerie wind.