Thinh Trinh

Who's Visiting This New Year ? (2002)

Nostalgia for the Countryside (1997)

The dynamics of a Vietnamese rural village change when an urban woman returns to the village she originally belonged to and begins a love triangle. ...

A Nameless Eucalyptus (1996)

The forbidden love story between a widower who had lost his son and a woman whose husband's fate on the battlefield during the war against the US imperialist is unknown. ...

Cyclo (1995)

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 m ...

Indochine (1992)

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

The Pot From A Past Life (1990)

An old man chances upon a ceramic teapot while working as a gravedigger. Fervently believing that the teapot is a valuable piece of antique, he risks life and death to protect it against the concern of his family. ...

Dumb Luck (1990)

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 h ...

Night of Long Tri (1989)

A thrilling and haunting account of historical events in the Trịnh clan in the late 18th century with the central conflict between lord Trịnh Sâm who was feeble and indecisive, and a cunning and manipulative concubine named Đặng Thị Huệ. Based ...

Money, Money! (1989)

Returning to Vietnam after many years of studying abroad, a doctorate in atomic force Thai Duong entered an unimaginable reality. Many funny situations took place in his family when he was pondering over choosing a job in a new environment. Thai Duong was ...

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 Curse of Snake Valley (1988)

The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot are in the Indochina jungles looking for some mysterious vase that holds a metal container that is of no mundane origin. ...

Time in the Jungle (1988)

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

Narrow Alley (1988)

The young & poor struggle to get by in the big city. ...

Fairytale for 17-Year-Olds (1988)

The vibrations adolescence, nostalgia injured ones in the battlefield, the dreaming and wondering aimlessly early ... has created space for a story fairy with her An. ...

The Light in The Dream (1987)

A boy, abandoned by his family, finds himself struggle to continue his study at school and make a living without stepping in the crime-ridden path of his brother. ...

Bom, the Fool (1987)

An adaption from Vietnamese funny folktales. ...

A Quiet Little Town (1986)

A government minister from Hanoi has a car accident on the way to a wedding in a remote village. The county hospital does not have the authority to operate on a minister. The county commissioner would like the operation done in the county for the prestige ...

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. ...

We Break Up In Summer (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. ...

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. ...

Those We Have Met (1979)

The life of two soldiers after war, who try to continue their studies at the university. ...

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". ...

Dawn Lights The Truth (1979)

One month before the Fall of Saigon, a city in Central Highland plunges into chaos, as its disillusioned citizens prepare to witness what was once a glorious and beautiful time collapse before their own eyes. ...

I Sincerely Repent (1977)

Interviews with former generals of the South Vietnamese Army in the Quang Trung re-education camp, shortly after the end of the Vietnam War. ...

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. ...

Patch of Sky (1975)

Two pilots and their beloveds, all of whom are close friends, try to navigate their lives separate from one another as the men transition to combat. ...

The slope (1973)

The story about a group of people struggling to expand agricultural land in North Vietnam. ...

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. ...

Road Back To The Motherland (1971)

The sacrifice of a mother to protect the soldiers of Liberation Army of South Vietnam during the war against US imperialism ...

Nowhere to Hide (1971)

Three ARVN special task agents infiltrate the ranks of North Vietnamese army to plant doubts and fears among Revolutionary soldiers. ...

Fire in the Woods (1966)

In mid-1960s, groups of American paratroopers arrive at a Hmong village near the Vietnam-Laos border. Among the troops are former villagers who collaborated with the French; having returned home , they seek to win over the village's support. ...

The Fight Still Goes On (1966)

Sea Of Fire (1965)

Vietnamese guerrillas move into a village adjoining a French/US airstrip and recruit locals to help them bring it down. ...

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. ...

On the Same River (1959)

Hoài and Vận fall in love during the war against the French. Vận fought as a guerrilla and Vận ferried guerrillas across the river. When peace comes, Vietnam is divided in two across the Bến Hải River, leaving them separated. ...