Việt And Nam

The third feature film by Vietnamese auteur, Trương Minh Quý, was shot on 16mm film on an adventurous journey from the North, to the Central Highlands and the South of Vietnam.

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. But the departure cannot happen as lying somewhere deep within the earth, in the far-off forest is Nam's father, a soldier, whose remains they’re compelled to find. Together, following the mysteries of memories and dreams, they retrace the path to the past.

Trương Minh Quý will become the first Vietnamese-national director in the Cannes official selection.

Produced by Epicmedia Productions Inc.

Coproduced by E&W Films (Singapore), Deuxième Ligne Films (France), An Original Picture (Netherlands), Volos Films Italia (Italy), Scarlet Visions (Germany), Lagi Limited (Vietnam) & Cinema Inutile (USA).

VIỆT AND NAM was part of project markets such as ​​IFFR Cinemart, Cannes Cinéfondation L’Atelier and The Gotham Week. The film is funded by the Hubert Bals Script and Project Development Voices Fund, Purin Pictures Production Fund, MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, Talents Tokyo Next Masters Support Program Development Fund, Visions Sud Est Production Support, World Cinema Fund, IMDA Southeast Asian Co-Production Fund, Normandy Company Support & International Co-production Development Funding, Organisation International de la Francophonie (OIF), CNC World Cinema Support, NFF + HBF Co-Production Scheme, FDCP Asean Co-Production Fund (ACOF), TFL Co-Production Fund.

Film Festivals (Highlights)

Cannes Un Certain Regard, QCinema Film Festival - Best Film, Munich Film Festival - Best Film, New Zealand IFF - Jury Prize, World Film Festival Bangkok - Jury Prize, Queen Film Festival Munchen - Jury Prize, Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal - Jury Prize.