2024 - 69th Edition

Việt and Nam

Trương Minh Quý
Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, United States
 - 2024
Estreno nacional
Nam and Viet take advantage of the darkness inside the mine where they work to embrace each other as if they were sheltered by the immensity of the universe. The hidden gem of the last Cannes Film Festival descends into the depths of Vietnam's historical memory in the hands of these young people who love each other tenderly while one of them prepares to flee the country to find a better future. Before that, they accompany Nam's mother in her search through the jungle for the body of his father, a soldier who disappeared during the war, in an emotional journey through the scars of a devastated territory. Filmed in 16mm and with splendid sound design, Truong Minh Quy, author of the highly vindicable The Tree House (2019), extracts moments of extraordinary beauty and sensitivity from the bond of his protagonists with a landscape marked by the trauma of the past, the blackness of the present and the uncertainty of the future. Banned in its country of origin, the film is also being celebrated at other festivals such as Toronto and New York.
Trương Minh Quý

He was born in Buon Ma Thuot, a small city in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. He is the alumnus of 2012 Asian Film Academy (Busan International Film Festival) and 2016 Berlinale Talents (Berlin International Film Festival). He made his feature debut in 2016 with ‘The City of Mirrors: A Fictional Biography’, selected at Busan, Singapore and Taipei festivals, and won the main Art Prize at the 20th VideoBrasil (Sao Paulo) in 2017. His second feature film, ‘The Tree House’, premiered in 72nd Locarno Film Festival (Filmmakers of The Present Competition). In 2021, his French language film ‘Les Attendants’, competed for the Berlinale Golden Bear shorts. In 2024, Quy premiered his third feature film, ‘Việt and Nam’, at the Cannes Festival in Un Certain Regard.

Screenings

O.V. in Vietnamese with English and Spanish subtitles
Sun. 20, 19:00
Presentation
Q&A
Mon. 21, 16:30
Presentation
Q&A
Sat. 26, 12:15
DIRECTOR
Trương Minh Quý
SCREENPLAY
Trương Minh Quý
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Son Doan
EDITOR
Félix Rehm
SOUND
Vincent Villa
PRODUCTION
Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew, Lai Weijie, Marie Dubas, Lorna Tee, Joost de Vries, Stefano Centini, Christian Jilka, Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Epicmedia Productions, E&W Films, Deuxième Ligne Films, An Original Picture, Volos Films, Scarlet Visions, Lagi Limited
CAST
Phạm Thanh Hải, Đào Duy Bảo Định, Nguyễn Thị Nga*, Lê Viết Tụng
RUNNING TIME
129 min.
TYPE
Largometraje
FORMAT
Color
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2024
VERSION
V.O. en vietnamita subtitulada en español e inglés
COUNTRY
Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, United States
CONTACT
Pyramide International
IN SPAIN
Flamingo Films

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