VIET AND NAMfiction - 129 min - Vietnam - 2024

directed byTruong Minh-Quyproduced by Epic media & Lagi Ltd.

Synopsis

In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Viêt, 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.
Festivals  

Official Selection, Un Certain Regard - Cannes 
Asian Feature competition - Singapore IFF
Best director award
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal 
Jury award
Asian New Wave - Qcinema IFF - Philippines
Best film award
Official Selection - Jogja-Netpac Film Festival - Indonesia
Silver hanoman award
Cinerebel Competition - FilmFest Munich - Germany
Cinerebel award
International Competition - World Film Festival of Bangkok 
Jury Prize
Fresh  - New Zealand IFF
Main award
Wavelengths - Toronto IFF 
Main Slate - 62 New York Film Festival 
Official Competition - Sydney Film Festival 
Dare - BFI London Film Festival 
Tokyo Filmex
Official Selection - Mediterrane Film Festival of Malta
Horizons - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
International Feature - Guanajuato IFF
Fresh - New Zealand IFF
Main award
Asia Pacific - Melbourne IFF
Official Competition - Villa Medici IFF 
Discoveries - New Horizons International FF - Poland
International Features - Darwin IFF - Australia
Competition - Bucharest IFF
Competition - Queer Lisboa FF
New Visions Competition - Reykjavik IFF
A Window on Asian Cinema - BIFF
Expectations - Rio de Janeiro IFF
Official Selection - Filmfest Gent 
Bogota International Film Festival 
FIC Valdivia - Official Selection
 Competition - Queer Filmfest Munich 
Jury Prize
Discoveries - American Film Institute Festival 
Brussels Pink Screens Film Festival 
Denver IFF
Official Selection - Seoul International Pride FF
Critics' Prize
Dharamshala IFF
Cork IFF
Taipei Golden Horse FF
World Film Festival Bangkok 
14 films around the world - Germany
Main Competition - Jogja Asian FF 
International competition - Athens Avant-Garde FF 
Grand Jury Prize
IFF Kerala 
Pune IFF