Discoveries from Vietnam World Cinema

When a 73-year-old widow is forced to depend on the care of her 5 busy adult children after an injury, she begins to question the meaning of family love.

The movie The Demon Prince (Hoàng Tử Quỷ) marks the first collaboration between CJ HK Entertainment and the duo Producer Hoang Quan – Director Tran Huu Tan from ProductionQ. The film is inspired by the famous horror novel Lý Triều Dị Truyện by author Phan Cuong. This fictional collection, steeped in mystique and set during Vietnam's Ly Dynasty, builds on folklore about ghosts, dark magic, courtly secrets, and popular fears. The work opens up a world where forgotten legends come to life, reflecting the greed, ambition, and obsessions within every human being. The film The Demon Prince (Hoàng Tử Quỷ) is expected to premiere in cinemas nationwide starting from December 5, 2025.

In the early 20th century, the daughter of a wealthy family in Saigon met a tragic end in the family's grand estate. Though her death was officially declared as an accident, the rumors of a woman in white, seen weeping by the old window of the mansion late at night, begin to spread.

This is a psychological film exploring the love story revolving around two beautiful women - Thien Kim and Bao Nhi. Face to face in a game where only one person wins, when the happiness of a small home is about to be swept away by a storm, who will fiercely fight for what they want and who will resign to keep peaceful?

A host of a relationship advice television programme starts to see cracks in her own marriage after the appearance of a mysterious guest.

Phí Phông—a bloodthirsty demon from the mountain folk legends that has haunted generations. The film follows Còn (Kiều Minh Tuấn) and Dương (Minh Anh), two apprentice shamans who journey into the mountains to save their mother, who has fallen under the Phí Phông curse. At the same time, a series of gruesome deaths begin to plague a remote village, casting suspicion on Mon (Diệp Bảo Ngọc) and her daughter Lua (Nina Nutthacha), who exhibit traits eerily similar to the demon. Yet, buried deep within the cursed forest lie shocking secrets, drawing Còn and Dương into an endless hunt for the true face of Phí Phông.

Bi, a Vietnamese country girl, survives a brutal childhood and escapes to Saigon. There, she is recruited by the mysterious Mrs. Lin, who trains Bi and her new friends Thanh and Hong in killing and sensuality to take down Hai, a Saigon crime lord.

When a little girl is kidnapped by a trafficking ring, they soon find they messed with the wrong child. Her mother, a notorious former gang leader, is close on their trail and will go to any lengths to bring her child home.

Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a living for his two sisters and grandfather in the mean streets of the city lead to petty crime on behalf of a mysterious Madame from whom he rents his cyclo.

BÁU VẬT TRỜI CHO is an emotionally rich, heartwarming film that celebrates family bonds for Tết 2026. Ngọc (Phương Anh Đào), a single mother who conceived her child through donor insemination, takes a seaside getaway to escape her past. There, she and her son Tô unexpectedly encounter Hồng (Tuấn Trần), a free-spirited fisherman who happens to be the donor behind Tô’s birth. This awkward reunion draws three strangers into a series of humorous yet tense situations as everything spirals beyond control. Is this “heaven-sent” father a destined gift, or merely life’s cruel twist of fate?

The story revolves around Mrs. Nu's family consisting of three generations living together in the same house. The one-handed Mrs. Nu is known for her crab cakes and is also notorious for controlling the lives of everyone, from her daughter to her son-in-law. Everything was going normally until the youngest daughter fell in love with a handsome guy from a rich family. The story depicts the complex, multi-dimensional relationships that occur with family members. The main tagline (message) "Everyone is at fault, but everyone thinks they are... the victim" contains many hidden meanings about the content the film wants to convey.

Though only 14 years old, May is selected to be the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Her new home seems idyllic, her husband favours her, and she quickly becomes pregnant with what she is certain will be the desired male progeny. But trouble is quietly brewing: she witnesses a forbidden tryst that will spark a chain reaction of misfortunes — and stir in May urges that until now had been dormant.

When a TV host travels to her fiance's hometown to uncover a showbiz secret, she learns her future mother-in-law is working to stop their wedding.

The life of fame is suddenly a series of bad luck that makes Ms Q face many challenges if she wants to regain her position. At the same time, Jack - a young apprentice appeared and Ms Q was "drunk". Will Ms Q save his career? What is Jack's real identity?

After suffering a family tragedy, a widower named Thanh moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. Both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors. Their father seeks the help of a local psychologist, but chilling secrets and visions eventually prove that all is not what it seems in the old family house.

A prostitute seeks to escape her life by becoming the protege of a lady of status and class.

A story of generational conflict and the clash between tradition and modern life, centered on phở—an icon of Vietnamese cuisine. Beneath the disputes and disagreements, hidden truths gradually surface, unfolding a journey back to familial warmth through humor, wit, and charming moments.

In an abandoned amusement park, a shoestring budget horror film is rolling. The crew features a "washed‐up yet unwavering" director, a leading couple whose onscreen romance has bled into real life, and a hot‐tempered makeup artist. The true nightmare begins when the director performs a "Blood Moon Ritual" meant to force genuine terror from his actors, no acting, only real fear and real tears.

When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife... who is out for blood.

Kirikou's grandfather thinks that the story of Kirikou and The Witch was too short, so he proceeds to explain more about Kirikou's accomplishments. We find out how the little boy became a gardener, a detective, a maker of pottery, a merchant, a traveler and a doctor.

She was born in a cave, more than 60 years ago. Now she lives in a village, with many children and grandchildren to look after. Sometimes, she dreams of her dead mother calling her home – to the cave.

A mother who is diagnosed with terminal cancer, prepares to leave her family and her little son who is diagnosed with Autism.

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

A superstar Korean actor stranded in Vietnam ends up crossing paths with a sweet, ordinary barista-to-be, kicking off an unpredictable, heart-fluttery romance that shakes up both their worlds.

14-year-old Ròm works as bookie lottery runner to earn a living. He lives an unsettling life due to his separation from his parents and always yearns to earn enough money to find them.

Cảm Ơn Người Đã Thức Cùng Tôi is an emotional journey of young people searching for answers to the question, “What is your dream?”—only to discover, as they step into adulthood, that the most important question becomes, “Who do you want to pursue that dream with?”

Set in an old apartment complex where a family lives in a single cramped room, Nhà Ba Tôi Một Phòng portrays the “out-of-sync” relationship between a conservative father and his dream-filled Gen Z daughter. As generational differences collide within the confined space, their bond is tested and gradually mended. The film offers an intimate slice of contemporary Vietnamese family life, where love often begins with understanding.

When a struggling single mother falls for a wealthy heartbreaker, their risky romance could just turn their lives around — or tear their worlds apart.

Inspired by the famous fairy tale Tấm Cám, this bloody horror reimagining follows Cám, the half-sister of Tấm, as she navigates a dark and twisted world filled with familiar yet terrifying new characters and elements, offering a fresh but hauntingly familiar experience for the audience.

A playboy's life changes after he meets and sleeps with a girl who hasn't turned 18 yet.

The treasured relic of Long Diên Hương fishing village is stolen, setting off a thrilling pursuit. Beyond its spectacular martial arts sequences, the film delivers laughter, unity, and the heartfelt human values of the coastal villagers.

Set in 1985 post-war Vietnam, Khang moves to Saigon after securing a position to translate "The Little Prince." Due to his family connections, Khang's life under the new regime is secure. But everything changes when he meets Ky Nam, a reserved older widow who lives in Khang's new community.

Mr. Thai is a retired police officer. Every day, he still goes looking for petty criminals. Hoang - a newly released drug lord opened a real estate business office. Mr. Thai was suspicious and decided to quietly investigate.

The story revolves around a babysitter named 'My' coming to work for a rich young family. As bonds start to form, and trusts built, 'My' begins to face everyone’s deep dark secrets.

When the eldest daughter-in-law Nhị announces her plan to personally fund the renovation of the family’s ancestral house before storm season, tensions rise during a reunion on the anniversary of their late mother’s death.

The re-enactment of the long dress (ao dai) era in 1960s, Saogon, thought to be the heyday of traditional Vietnamese costumes. Interwoven into that transformation in fashion and style of the ao dai in modern times told through the story of the character of Ba. Audiences will also see somewhere the image of the 60s, 70s full of honest women. An image of Saigon in the past, gentle and steeped in contrast to the rush of a dynamic city will be described by fashion, namely long dress - traditional costumes in Vietnam. All of them are cleverly nested in the story between two families, between mothers and their children, between a tailor and a fabric shop filled with dramatic rage.

A container truck driver, Hùng, lives an idyllic life with his little daughter, An. The father and daughter become the closest companions in every journey with their orange container truck. Life goes on like that until An has to leave her father to go to school. One day, Hùng is informed that An is suffering from severe depression. Relying on his old skills in the past and finding out the truth, Hùng becomes enraged and painful to know that his little girl was kidnapped by a male stranger. Starting his lone and intense journey looking for and chasing after the unknown abuser, Hùng realizes that to hunt down that psychopath he has to counter the massive underground forces behind him.

In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea.

The return of Nam and his girlfriend Xuan brings countless troubles to the family. He gradually discovers the broken relationships of the family members.

In an old house in Hanoi, Bi, a 6-year-old child lives with his parents, his aunt and their cook. His favorite playgrounds are an ice factory and the wild grass along the river. After being absent for years, his grandfather, seriously ill, reappears and settles at their house. While Bi gets closer to his grandfather, his father tries to avoid any contact with his family. Every night, he gets drunk and goes and see his masseuse, for whom he feels a quiet strong desire. Bi's mother turns a blind eye on it. The aunt, still single, meets a 16-year-old young boy in the bus. Her attraction to him moves her deeply.

Two young LGBTQ+ lovers in 1990s Saigon get entangled in the criminal underground and must do battle with dark forces that threaten their relationship and test the limits of their humanity.

The valorous story of a battalion at the 1972 Second Battle of Quảng Trị, and the high-stakes negotiations leading to the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.

Two parallel stories about young ambitious teenage girls and middle-aged women who have experienced life's sweet spiciness. A remake of the Korean movie 'Sunny' (2011).

Quang, a destitute man arrives to collect the body of his wife, Nhu, a woman taken from him too soon by a tragic accident. But grief takes an unthinkable turn when Quang discovers her lifeless form has been possessed by a malevolent spirit, her body now a vessel of unnatural life. Desperate and tormented, Quang embarks on a harrowing journey to restore balance and peace, seeking the aid of a local mystic, Master Mo, who holds the key to expelling the spirit. Yet, as the ritual unfolds, he is faced with an impossible decision: to banish the entity and sever his final connection to the woman he loves or live with a cruel illusion that allows evil spirit to revitalize her corpse.

While scrambling to provide for his ill daughter, a taxi driver becomes embroiled in a major charity scam.

Minh Như returns to her family’s dye workshop after years of exile. There, she confronts terrifying supernatural phenomena and uncovers the brutal truth behind her mother’s death and a blood-soaked pact from the past.

Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan, who she becomes attracted to. Trinh and Quan's relationship becomes complicated as it becomes evident that their motivations are not the same.

After a Vietnamese woman dies in a car crash in Saigon, her brother-in-law and her young son transport her body back to the former’s hometown in rural Vietnam, where they plan to give her a funeral.

Top Cat and his new feline friend hatch a scheme to steal from the fearful Mr. Big.

Assigned to protect a small town in Vietnam, Dao arrives to fight against the crime boss; but soon his past catches up with him, threatening to destroy the cherished village.

Detective Kien investigates a headless body found in a rural Vietnamese village during the Nguyen Dynasty. As supernatural elements emerge, he faces chilling twists in this 19th-century mystery.

Tài is suddenly pulled into a dangerous spiral after becoming trapped under a massive debt. Pushed to the brink, he is forced into a series of reckless choices that soon place his family under threat. Behind his desperate actions lies a deep obsession with protecting and repaying the mother he loves at any cost. As the line between right and wrong grows increasingly blurred, Tài must confront the most difficult question of his life: can filial devotion justify the path he has chosen?

Tinh Lam, a once-powerful shaman now struck by mysterious blindness, embarks on a quest to recover his lost spiritual abilities. As he journeys through various encounters, Tinh Lam gradually learns profound life lessons and begins to understand deeper truths about existence. When he uncovers a sinister plot by another shaman, he starts to suspect that his blindness might not be a random occurrence. Questioning the origins of his condition, Tinh Lam seeks to unravel the mystery surrounding his current state and potential hidden forces at work.

Set against a gloriously filmed backdrop of the distinctly jaded charm of mid-90s Saigon, the lives of two men intertwine as they are both bound by traditions and honor. One to his mafia family, the other to the traveling troupe that performs elaborate classic operas. Yet they have much more in common than either wants to admit.

Nguyen Vu is the sole survivor of his family who was executed by the empress of Vietnam. Upon discovering that his family may have been framed for crimes they did not commit, he sets out to bring justice and clear his family name.

A transgender Vietnamese businessman who becomes poor every time he falls in love with someone.

A man dying of terminal illness receives an experimental body replacement surgery. He soon discovers that he has memories that are not his own along with superhuman powers. However, the dark history of the treatment becomes intertwined with his life as he has to survive and keep his loved ones safe.

When Mr. Quang’s extended family returns to their hometown to perform a long-delayed reburial ritual, they find themselves not only confronting ancient spiritual traditions but also awakening a generational cycle of karmic retribution.

The content of "The Living Corpse Ferry" revolves around the escape of Cong's (Huynh Dong) group from the outbreak of the epidemic and trying to reach the last ferry in the lower Mekong River region. However, in the process of escaping, they were once lost when Diem's (Oc Thanh Van) degeneration and disruption appeared, causing the group to be forced to separate. And the Zombie attack lands on the island, facing life and death, the characters realize that it is not the disease, it is the existence of selfishness and resentment that pushes them into life-or-death challenges.

This military drama weaves together the diaries and memories of North Vietnamese soldiers who fought in the ferocious 1972 battle of Quang Tri.