Viet and Nam (Vietnamese: Trong lòng đất), also spelled Việt and Nam, is a 2024 Vietnamese-Filipino romantic drama written and directed by Trương Minh Quý. Starring Thi Nga Nguyen and Daniel Viet Tung Le, the film is about two coal miners who were lovers, dreaming of a better life by escaping their lives until a doomed future parts them. The film was banned in Vietnam.[1][2]
| Viet and Nam | |
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 Poster | |
| Vietnamese | Trong lòng đất |
| Directed by | Trương Minh Quý |
| Written by | Trương Minh Quý |
| Produced by | Bradley Liew Bianca Balbuena |
| Starring | Thi Nga Nguyen Daniel Viet Tung Le |
| Cinematography | Son Doan |
| Edited by | Félix Rehm |
Production companies | Epicmedia Productions Cinema Inutile |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Countries | Vietnam Philippines Switzerland |
| Language | Vietnamese |
The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,[3] where it was nominated for the Queer Palm.[4] It has also been selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 under the World Cinema section.[5]
Cast
edit- Thi Nga Nguyen as Hoa
- Daniel Viet Tung Le as Ba
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Touching Teaser Revealed for Un Certain Regard's 'Viet and Nam' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Cannes Un Certain Regard drama 'Viet And Nam' banned in Vietnam (exclusive)". Screen Daily.
- ^ Zac Ntim, "Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi’s Trump Movie — Full List". Deadline Hollywood, April 11, 2024.
- ^ Tim Dams, "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup". Screen Daily, May 9, 2024.
- ^ Deb, Deepshikha (2024-09-30). "MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Unveils 2024 Official Lineup". High On Films. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Viet and Nam". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Viet and Nam". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
External links
edit- Viet and Nam at IMDb
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