Viet and Nam/ Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore/ 2024/ Dir: Min Quy Truong / 129 Min/ Current Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
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.
“Assimilates queer romance, social realist drama, immigrant tragedy, identity, and personal and national histories through a psycho-geographic canvas of Vietnam, balancing documentary realism with poetic imagination.”
– Martin Kudlac, Screen Anarchy
“A brave, symbolic and sometimes astonishing expression of a nation’s torment.”
– James Mottram, South China Morning Post
“A richly personal blend of the authentic and the abstract.”
– John Berra, Screen International
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