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Films from the country "vietnam", sorted by rating
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Buffalo Boy (2005)
Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama
A child is telling his family history. Kim's father is ill and his two buffaloes may die because all the grass is underwater due to the floods. Kim takes the two buffaloes in search of good grass. He joins Lap's herding team, and helps Det reunite with the mother of his son. One of the two buffaloes dies.
, 1h39Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama
Huyen is a college student. Her boyfriend, Tung, works for the city and enjoys illegal cockfighting. They live together in the capital, far away from their families. Tung always wants to make love with Huyen, which results in Huyen's discovery of pregnancy. The couple, which never has enough money to make ends meet, decides to abort.
The Rebel (2007)
, 1h43Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Ngô Thanh Vân, Dustin Nguyen
The setting is 1922, in French-occupied Vietnam, and anti-French rebellions by peasants have emerged all over the country. In response, the French have activated units of Vietnamese secret agents to track and destroy the rebels. One agent is Le Van Cuong. Although he has a perfect track record, Cuong's conscience is troubled by the sea of Vietnamese blood he has spilled. Following the assassination of a high-ranking French official, Cuong is assigned to seek and kill the notorious leader of the resistance. Cuong encounters Vo Thanh Thuy, a relentless revolutionary fighter and the daughter of the rebel leader. She is captured and imprisoned by Cuong's cruel superior, Sy. Cuong suspects that Sy knew about the attack on the French official before it happened, and could have prevented it. Suspicious, he warns Thuy that her organization has a mole, helps break her out of prison and becomes a fugitive himself. Her fiery patriotism inspires Cuong, and he develops feelings for the young woman as well. Meanwhile, Sy is tracking Cuong and Thuy, knowing the pair will lead him to Thuy's father.
Lost in Paradise (2011)
, 1h43Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
The film is set in Saigon, where Khôi arrives from Nha Trang after being disowned by his family on account of his homosexuality. Đông befriends him and invites him to share an apartment along with Lam, who is—unbeknownst to Khôi—actually Đông's lover. At the apartment, Đông and Lam rob him of his money and belongings; Đông in turn abandons Lam and flees with the cash. Lam later happens upon an injured Khôi sleeping rough. In pity he returns the latter's clothes and identity papers and after a tentative reconciliation the two become friends and ultimately lovers. Lam returns to his life as a prostitute while Khôi attempts to work as a bookseller. A returning, manipulative Đông dogs the couple which culminates in Lam wounding his antagonist with a stab to the foot. Khôi eventually leaves Lam because of the latter's work as a prostitute. An increasingly desperate Lam takes to robbing his clients at knife-point; a gang of men in the employ of one such victim kills Lam at the film's climax.
Saigon Electric (2011)
, 1h43Origin Vietnam
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films
* Van Trang as Mai
Passport to Love (2009)
, 1h50Directed by Victor Vu
Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Kathy Uyen
The Kiss of Death (2008)
Origin Vietnam
Genres Comedy
Actors Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Only the kiss of prince of Death (Johnny) can draw hearts and farewell victims of his fate down to Hell. Ironically, he was still too inexperience and naive. He was mistaken as an underaged.His mom manage to buy him time for 3 days to find a victim and complete the kiss.
Adrift (2009)
, 1h50Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Linh-Dan Pham, Đỗ Thị Hải Yến, Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Adrift begins with the wedding of Duyen and Hai. Duyen is a beautiful tourist guide and translator who marries Hai, a taxi driver who is two years her junior. Duyen thinks the marriage will make her happy but it turns out more difficult, especially since her childlike husband is uninterested in her efforts of intimacy and the marriage remains unconsummated. Cam, secretly in love with Duyen, is bitter about the marriage. Cam has Duyen deliver a letter to Tho, a handsome lothario and tourist guide who physically hurls himself on Duyen when she visits his home to deliver the letter. After Tho reports back to Cam that Duyen is sexually inexperienced, Cam diabolically persuades Duyen to take a temporary job as a translator on one of Tho’s beach tours, knowing what will happen. Duyen's time at the beach with Tho results in an affair leading to Duyen's sexual awakening but continued uncertainty about herself, marriage, and life.
Sword of the Assassin (2012)
, 1h40Directed by Victor Vu
Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Adapted from a popular novel by Bui Anh Tan, the film begins with a young boy arriving at the shore of a remote monastery. The boy grows up under the care and martial arts tutelage of the lone monk who cares for the temple. Twelve years later, Nguyen Vu discovers his true identity, that he is the lone descendant of the nobleman Nguyen Trai, who was beheaded, along with the rest of his family, when he was implicated in the death of the King. Two eunuchs from the Royal Court learn the truth and when they try to escape are hunted down. One of the eunuchs writes his testimony in blood before he dies and this Blood Letter disappears. Nguyen Vu then embarks on a quest to find this letter so that he may clear his grandfather's name. Along the way he meets two sisters who are also on a quest to carry out vengeance against the Royal Court.
, 1h42Directed by Phan Đăng Di
Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Đỗ Thị Hải Yến
Vu vit avec des amis à Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville dans une maison au bord du fleuve. Son père qui vit à la campagne vient lui rendre visite, il aimerait que Vu épouse une des colocataires. Mais Vu est amoureux de Thang, un autre colocataire.
Ho Chi Minh in Siam (2015)
, 1h36Directed by Bui Tuan Dung
Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama, Historical
The story about the uptime of leader Ho Chi Minh in the years from 1927-1929 in Thailand and his journey from Bangkok to U-Don Thani, a province in northeastern of Thailand.
