Mai Chau

Bi, Don't Be Afraid (2011)

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 se ...

When I Am 20 (2006)

WHEN I AM 20 explores the relationship of a teenage couple, in which the girl works as a prostitute to help support her family. ...

Missing Object (2004)

Thang is a Hanoi intellectual and graduates from university with high distinction causing his former teacher, Dao, to invite him to work in a mathematics institute of odd algorithms. He has problems because of his personality and refuses to give up his mat ...

Indochine (1992)

In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare form the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperia ...

Lady of the Flowers (1989)

In early 20th century, a Vietnamese aristocratic socialite falls in love with a poor scholar though her father, a powerful governor, is determined to separate them, even with extreme measures. ...

The General Retires (1988)

A general who devoted his life to the communist cause, retires, only to find that his household is in disarray, his grown children money-grubbing, and Vietnamese society far from the rosy picture of equality he'd imagined he'd helped make it. ...

Coordinates of Death (1986)

The story of a group of Soviet sailors aboard the freighter Chelyabinsk who aid their Vietnamese comrades after their ship is sunk during the Vietnam War. ...

Brothers (1986)

A soldier (Hien) survives the war and comes back to live with his brother's family (Tien). He can't seem to adjust to civilian life after the war and feels increasingly alienated from other people, whom he finds calculating, selfish and materialistic. ...

Love and Distance (1984)

A young wife awaits the return of her husband from the war. But when he arrives, mutilated and sick, she is repulsed. ...

Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village (1982)

Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạ ...

Who’s To Love, Who’s To Blame (1982)

Mrs. Dau (1981)

In colonial French Indochina, a woman sells her daughter and four dogs in a desperate attempt to save her husband from torture when they can't pay off the government taxes. ...

Life Is Not Simple (1980)

Little Stars (1980)

Two talented swimmers from a small village are invited by a factory to compete for their team in national tournaments, but soon discover they are being used as a publicity ploy by the factory. ...

A Bird that Knows Its Way (1979)

Hoa is a young engineer and computer specialist who arranges the database of an institution. She is hardworking, yet her dedication goes unnoticed, and her boss dismisses her work and expertise as "redundant". ...

A Stormy Journey (1977)

An elderly couple from Vinh and their grandchild takes a coach to Viet Tri The passengers face numerous harassments during the journey, but luckily a youth volunteer and a discharged soldier are determined to help them. ...

The Best Groom (1975)

The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife (1971)

The head of a farming co-operative demolishes his house to free up land for the construction of a new irrigation canal, which causes great distress for him and his family. ...

The Fight Still Goes On (1966)

Mrs. Tư Hậu (1963)

Tư Hậu is a common woman from a fishing village whose husband has gone away to fight in the revolution. She takes care of her young daughter as well as her aging father-in-law. Soon, her peaceful village is attacked. ...

Remarriage (1963)

The story in the film is about the love between a man and a woman from the same village, Hoan and Can, who have two children together. But this love affair encountered many difficulties and pressure from family and social customs, forcing Can to leave his ...

A Phu and His Wife (1961)

To pay off her family's debts, Mị is forced to marry the son of her Hmong village's ruthless patriarch. When the constant abuse and beatings become unbearable for the young girl, she plans to escape with a stranger held captive by her husband. ...