Lê Vũ Long

The Third Wife

Hùng

Though only 14 years old, May is selected to be the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Her new home seems idyllic, her husband favours her, and she quickly becomes pregnant with what she is certain will be the desired male progeny. But trouble is quietly brewing: she witnesses a forbidden tryst that will spark a chain reaction of misfortunes — and stir in May urges that until now had been dormant.

Tình Khúc Bạch Dương

Quang

The story followed the romance between two pairs, Hùng and Quyên, and Quang and Vân. They spent beautiful days of youth together. But the hardships of being away from their home country, their egos and selfishness pushed each other away. 30 years later, all four still have to deal with the wounds from their past in undesirable ways.

The Vertical Ray of the Sun

Hoa

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

The Somnambulist Woman

Phiên

A young woman struggles to move on from the consuming grief of her experience as a combat medic in the Trường Sơn mountains during Vietnam War .

Between shadow and soul

Mây, a fourteen year-old girl is being married as the third wife to a rich landowner in the late 19th century Northern Vietnam. A black & white reworking of 'The Third Wife' with no dialogue and a newly composed score.

Don’t Cry, Butterfly

Thành

Tam, a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband’s affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell master to win back his love. Tam’s daughter, Ha, pours her frustration into vivid fantasies of a brighter future abroad. Meanwhile, a mysterious House Spirit, visible only to the women, lurks beneath their cracked, leaky ceiling.

Please Believe Me

Phong

A rebellious, disorderly girl fosters a love story with a violin student from the conservatory. Broadcast on VTV’s Sunday Shows in 1997.

Hộ Linh Tráng Sĩ: Bí ẩn mộ Vua Đinh

Đinh Bộ Lĩnh

Based on the folklore about the 7 warriors and the mystery of the tomb of Emperor Dinh.

Missing Object

Dương

Thang is a Hanoi intellectual and graduates from university with high distinction causing his former teacher, Dao, to invite him to work in a mathematics institute of odd algorithms. He has problems because of his personality and refuses to give up his mathematical perspectives. He distinguishes himself as a person of integrity, which also causes problems for him.

The Sawyers

Ngọc

A peasant opens a lucrative dog meat shop but becomes a subject of extreme loathing from the local people. When his shop is finally burned down, the man enlists the help of his son and nephews to leave their home and work as sawyers in a logging camp. However, his scheming and cruel nature seems to persist even in the vast forests.