Discoveries from Vietnam World Cinema

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To survive in this world, we are forced to run and bind ourselves to the values of wealth, talent, desire, and fame. Like invisible puppet masters, they turn each of us into marionettes on a glittering stage of vanity. Yet even when our hands are tied by society’s rules, we still have the right to choose how we dance to our own rhythm. If we are destined to be puppets, then let us be free ones.

Khoi, a naive twenty-year-old, travels to Ho Chi Minh City from the countryside to begin a new life. It's his first time in the big city and he's looking for a place to live. He befriends Dong, a handsome extrovert who offers to share his apartment. When Khoi goes to check the place out, he meets Lam, who also appears to be living there. Khoi decides to stay, but while he showers, Dong and Lam - who turn out to be boyfriends - run off with all his cash and belongings.

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

Set in a breath-taking primitive landscape in the mountainous provinces of Vietnam, the film tells the story of a Hmong tribe girl named Pao. She was raised by her stepmother, for her real mother left her when she was little. One day, her stepmother dies in an accident, and she begins to track down her birth mother. But her journey turns out to disclose an unsealed sentimental drama of the family in the past.

Văn comes back to Ho Chi Minh City from the US with his boyfriend Ian to visit his mother. Being the male heir of the family, everyone expects him to take a wife soon. And to top it all, his grandmother, who has Alzheimer, mistakes Ian for her grandson.

The film is about the journey of a group of people living together and trying to escape the pursuit of the undead to reach the last ferry at an isle on the lower Mekong when a zombie epidemic breaks out. Cong - a traditional medicine doctor but has lost faith in humanity, decided to take his father and daughter to find a way to leave. In the process of running away, they lost each other, Cong bewildered to find his daughter and accidentally met a gentle family, two magical boys, an honest young couple and a man with a brave heart. cold. Together, they join forces to form a fighting group to fight for life. At this time, the envy, greed, and selfishness of people's hearts arise and push them into life-or-death challenges. Where will the journey of this group of people go when the pandemic is spreading more and more?

The film follows six girls from three Asian countries who were saved by a notorious drug and human trafficking kingpin, Hắc Vô Đạo (played by Korean actor Mr. Kim), when they were children. As they grow up, the six women unite to fight against evil and protect innocent children.

A young, ambitious woman working in a man's world needs a partner who would tidy and organize her life. Unexpectedly, a stranger at the park may be the perfect man for her.

Set in a poor countryside in the Southwest region in the 1990s, That Son Tam Linh tells the story in which the central character is a scholar with an ambitious and cruel ambition. Mindful of possessing mysterious powers, he did not hesitate to hand out to kill 4 young girls.

The story about Tiến, a student with a dream of creating a video game that reaches global standard. Despite judgments and setbacks on his startup journey, the love and trust from his grandmother is the fire that helps him continue to stay strong and turn his dream into a miracle.

The Haunted House revolves around Mrs. Hiền, a woman who single-handedly raises her three children after her husband’s death in an accident. Everything begins when her middle son, while casting his fishing net, pulls up a tightly sealed earthen jar from the water. From that moment on, a series of strange and terrifying events start haunting the family.

A teenage boy returns to his family after years apart, scarred from being sent to Vietnam while his younger brother stayed in Czechia. After reunion, he faces a distant father, a mother desperate to mend the past, and a brother uneasy about sharing the spotlight. One chaotic summer pushes them to their limits when the younger brother falls from a roof. Between misunderstandings and clumsy family dynamics, they learn that sometimes, healing begins by letting the cracks show.

A Judo champion has just lost his vision in a competitive match, and now has to deal with his older half-brother who has just come back home from prison.

Two friends from USA go on an exotic vacation in remote areas away from the city in Vietnam and dare to adventure where others do not. Little did the friends know that the forbidden area would unleash a force of flesh eating zombies forcing them to fight for their lives.

A young, ambitious woman working in a man's world needs a partner who would tidy and organize her life. Unexpectedly, a stranger at the park may be the perfect man for her.

Set in a poor countryside in the Southwest region in the 1990s, That Son Tam Linh tells the story in which the central character is a scholar with an ambitious and cruel ambition. Mindful of possessing mysterious powers, he did not hesitate to hand out to kill 4 young girls.

University student Trang's friend suddenly goes missing after she was last seen playing a ritual game in an elevator. She and her cousin investigate the place where the girl vanished, and get obsessively invested with what might be a door to a terrifying dark world. The exploration gets even darker when they commence a thrilling cat-and-mouse game with someone - or something - that's out to get them.

Every day, Hoan performs as a "street clown," using his skills as a sidewalk barber to make ends meet and take care of his mother. Mrs. Le Thi Hanh suffers from Alzheimer's disease and behaves like a child. Her illness is not only a financial burden but also deprives Hoan of the chance to live freely and pursue his dreams. Despite her condition, Mrs. Hanh retains vivid memories of South Korea, where she once lived a happy life with her husband Jeong-min and their eldest son Ji-hwan before tragedy struck. One day, Hoan begins experiencing symptoms of memory loss along with epilepsy. Realizing he can no longer be his mother’s sole caretaker, he decides to take her to Korea to leave her in the care of his brother - a man Hoan has never met.

Mysterious incidents keep happening at a mansion in the midst of the pine forest. A young girl who has just moved in is about to discover the shocking truths.

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

"The Trophy Wife" is a comedy-drama about Tú Lạc (Uyển Ân), a pretentious young woman who fakes wealth and sophistication to win the heart of rich heir Bảo Hoàng. However, to marry him, she must face his mother, bà Phượng (Thu Trang), who values status and detests everything Tú Lạc represents. Determined to secure her dream life, Tú Lạc ropes her family into a grand scheme to deceive their way into the elite world.

In the midst of the Nguyễn Dynasty, a reluctant wife's life takes a dramatic turn when a chance encounter with her childhood lover sparks a series of unexpected events.

Set against the riverine landscape of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, Ai Thương Ai Mến centers on Hai Mến—a woman who loses both parents and is left to shoulder her family’s burdens alone amid debt and relentless personal tragedies. Along her arduous journey, she encounters Khả (Ngọc Thuận), a carefree, pleasure-seeking young heir who unexpectedly falls deeply in love with her, giving rise to a romance that is at once tender and heartbreaking. In parallel, the pure and gentle love story of the young couple Chờ and Thương emerges as a rare ray of light, before all three narrative threads are ultimately drawn into trials that deeply move the audience.

A young girl falls into a river and drowns. When her body is found in a remote village along the river, her uncle arrives to claim her body, only to find that she is very much alive. But when she returns to her family, unexplainable occurrences lead them to believe she is possessed.

To make a living, an unemployed graduate secretly transports a woman's corpse to Tây Nguyên in the dead of night. Along the journey, he confronts a supernatural world filled with restless spirits, a mysterious girl he longs for, and a dark truth tied to the ambulance he’s driving.

“Heo Năm Móng” is inspired by a mystical supernatural legend from the Khmer community in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, conveying themes of karma and consequence, and warning of the unpredictable repercussions that arise from misplacing one’s faith and beliefs.

Ngạn's unrequited love for Hà Lan, a stubborn girl with dreamy eyes is a love story with many facets, from childish playfulness and innocent high school romance to a poignant chase that, despite numerous events, becomes a bittersweet pursuit of love, yet one that never loses hope. The story becomes even more complicated when Trà Long, Hà Lan's daughter, grows up and develops feelings for Ngạn.

In the remote, shoreline Duong Son Tavern, the beautiful landlady Kieu Thi (Thanh Hang) lures weary travellers, bandits and officials into her establishment with the help of her three stunning hostesses. But rather than sell themselves, the girls rob and murder their guests, hording a growing pile of gold for a rainy day. In their latest haul, however, the women discover the bound and desperate Linh Lan (Tang Thanh Ha) hidden in a coffin. She begs them to spare her life and train her in martial arts, so she can kill evil general Quan Du, who murdered her family. Kieu Thi agrees, and takes Linh Lan under her wing, but it soon transpires not everyone is who they originally claimed to be.

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.

Four childhood friends and their wives at an upscale dinner party. After a much-heated discussion about how smartphones influence their personal lives, the group proposes a late-night game: everyone is to place their mobiles on the table; whoever gets a text, notification or call must share it with the group. It is a recipe for disaster.

Mrs. Dai, a 70-year old grandmother, suddenly finds that she has been transformed into her 20-year old self. Her old fashioned sense of style and manners cause some trouble, but falling in love could be the biggest problem of them all.

When her boyfriend grows close to a wealthy new colleague, a woman and her friends set out to expose the woman's true motives.

Vu Quy Đại Náo tells the story of the close friends Trang, Hien and Hoang who are young people who are free to love and consider "dullness" but facing the pressure of marriage from the family. Decided to flee together; Running out of money, all three went to rent a wedding. Under the lens of director Le Thien Vien, the culture of the river and especially the wedding culture of Western provinces show affection and simplicity, this is a great plus point of the film.

Nhài is born into a poor Confucian family, and through her family's arrangement, she is married into the wealthy Vu family. Contrary to her expectations of a luxurious life and being loved by her husband, Nhài soon discovers the dark, supernatural truth about her husband's family and the dark secrets behind their wealth.

A tragedy surrounding a pop star propels her backup singer to fame, but the new star is plagued by supernatural occurrences.

The sexually repressed widow Doan comes to play tennis in the court where sly, lewd orphan Xuan (nicknamed Red-haired Xuan for his sunburnt hair) is working as a ball boy. Their encounter that day would change Xuan's life forever, as the widow introduced him to an entirely different world of the hypocritical and decadent petite bourgeoisie class, a condition of "Westernized" middle-class Hanoians under French colonial rule in the 1920s. An 8-part series adapted from Vu Trong Phung's classic satire.

The mysterious death of Gia Cường, the cherished eldest grandson, forces Mệ Bích to resort to the dark art of the "spirit cat" to resurrect him, unaware that a demon comes along with it. A series of chilling, nightmarish events soon begins to haunt the Dương Phúc family.

Broke and anxious, two sibling bus drivers take a wealthy customer to the countryside for Tet when four fuzzy passengers suddenly join the ride.

In 1995, a young Catholic woman at the end of noviciate finds herself shaken by the flashbacks of a long gone first love.

A successful and beautiful woman has always said no to marriage. Upon turning 30, she discovers she has a rare disease which will soon cause ovarian failure. How will she find a way to get pregnant before she can no longer have a child?

A Vietnamese–Thai wedding twisted into haunting and disturbing rituals. Inspired by a real massacre within a mysterious Thai family, Cô Dâu Ma follows Yến as she becomes a bride in Thailand for the first time—only to uncover terrifying secrets and horrifying rites awaiting her.

Taking orders from the People’s Revolutionary Tribunal, a group of special task agents from Saigon’s underground resistance force carry out clandestine campaigns against the enemy’s side.

Things could be better for 8-year-old Hung, who is grieving the loss of his mother who died a year ago. His relationship with his father is strained, his best friend is moving away, and to top it all off, a greedy landlord is bullying his father to force them out of their apartment. He finds solace by watching the night sky from the roof of his apartment building. One night, he witnesses a meteor shower and an errant falling star that lands in the nearby countryside. He investigates, but instead of finding a fallen star, he meets a new friend, and he decides to do everything he can to help her.

The Partner is a 2013 Japanese-Vietnamese historical telefilm based on the true story of the Vietnamese independence fighter Phan Bội Châu and his Japanese friend Asaba Sakitaro. The film aired on September 29, 2013 on Vietnam Television in Vietnam and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television in Japan.

A television connects two realities. Will the wheel of fate be brought back to the right path or is everything no longer going back to the way it was?

Saigon Eclipse is inspired by the "Story of Kieu", the classic Vietnamese epic poem written by Nguyen Du in the early 19th century. Our story revisits and updates the poem's principal themes of filial devotion, redemption and woman's submission; themes structuring Asian feudal society.

After and act of violence leaves his brother Tuong paralyzed, Thieu discovers the true meaning of brotherhood.

A successful young doctor is constantly haunted by nightmares about a mysterious killer who seems to not only be chasing her in her dreams.

Defectors from Hitler's army join the French Foreign Legion and end up in Vietnam in the late '40s.