For the most part, Thoa Nguyen is a typical woman in her mid-thirties. She is slender, wears her long black hair in a ponytail and has a pleasant demeanor. Before we see the subject of Lina Linh Nga’s sobering new documentary Inside This Peace, we are treated to street scenes in Thoa’s bustling Vietnamese town. The camera then glides into Thoa’s flat, where the only light comes through a floor-to-ceiling opening facing the roadway. Thoa sits in the shadows with her back to the camera as we hear