Minh Châu

Cu Li Never Cries (2024)

A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband; meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage as the young couple ponders their gloomy future together. The present and the complex echo ...

The Unseen River (2020)

Stories told along the river: a woman reunites with her ex-lover at a hydroelectric plant; meanwhile, a young man travels downstream to a temple in search of a cure for his insomnia. ...

Blessed Land (2019)

In the dune landscape of a cemetery, or is it golf course? Past and present converge in the search for a grave. ...

Family Curse (2017)

Returning home after years studying abroad, Nam follows his mother's arrangement to stay at an old villa deep in the forest with his girlfriend. As his stay progresses, a series of strange events and long buried secrets begin to unfold. ...

Another City (2016)

When the urban landscape shapes the human relations: a mature woman, a bride and a group of young people seek proximity in the anonymity of the big city. ...

Aimless (2013)

Leaving their village to earn a living in the big city, Tham and Quy's relationship soon suffers in the face of impoverished conditions. ...

Operation Right-Sided Heart (2005)

A kind-hearted, considerate high school teacher quickly earns the admiration of her new class who sees her as an idol. Together, the students undertake a secret operation to help their beloved teacher sort out her personal life. ...

A Quiet School (2004)

Heaven's Net (2003)

Forced into collaborating with his corrupted bosses, a bank director and his lover start to devise an intricate escape plan in case he gets prosecuted. ...

Wharf of Widows (2001)

At a rural village where most men have perished in the revolutions against French colonisers, their remaining widows and grieving mothers must bear the brunt of rigid patriarchal expectations placed upon them. ...

Wild Reeds (1993)

A soldier returns home after the war, only to finds out his family thinks he is dead, and his wife has married another man. ...

The Girl on the River (1987)

A reporter interviews a former prostitute from South Vietnam about her sheltering of an injured Vietcong leader during the war. ...

The Neighbor's Son (1981)

A petty criminal plans to take revenge on the neighbour who he believes to have reported him to the police. ...

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. ...

The Part of Life I Want to Forget (1980)

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 Fool's Wisdom (1978)