Vietnam - Best International Feature Film
by BrunoRibeiro90 | created - 05 Feb 2019 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicVietnamese submissions for the Oscars for Best International Feature Film
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1. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Anh Hoa Nguyen
Votes: 9,967 | Gross: $1.91M
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2. Gone, Gone, Forever Gone (1996)
85 min | Drama
A pair of estranged brothers finally reconcile thanks to the machinations of their sister, a Buddhist nun.
Director: Quang Minh Hô | Stars: Phuong Dung Ho, Phuc Hoang, Tuân Anh Lê
Votes: 8
3. Three Seasons (1999)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
Although the hearts and goals and desires are different for everyone in a culturally-shifting Ho Chi Minh City, the stories of four separate individuals paint a vivid picture of the past, present, and future of a city eking into a new era.
Director: Tony Bui | Stars: Ngoc Hiep Nguyen, Ngoc Minh, Phat Trieu Hoang, Diem Kieu
Votes: 3,297 | Gross: $2.02M
4. The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama
With the brilliant Vietnamese summer as a setting Vertical Ray of the Sun is beautiful from beginning to end. The plot centres around three sisters, two of whom are happily married (or so ... See full summary »
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Quynh Nhu, Khanh Le, Quang Hai Ngo
Votes: 3,964 | Gross: $0.46M
5. Buffalo Boy (2004)
102 min | Drama
Set along the southern coast of Vietnam during the French occupation in the 1940s, water is everywhere, giving life and bringing decay and rot. Kim is 15; his father and step-mother have ... See full summary »
Director: Minh Nguyen-Vo | Stars: The Lu Le, Thi Kieu Trinh Nguyen, Huu Thanh Nguyen, Zan Sram Kra
Votes: 613
6. Chuyen cua Pao (2006)
98 min | Drama
Set in a breath-taking primitive landscape in the mountainous provinces of Vietnam, the film tells the story of a Hmong tribe girl named Pao. She was raised by her stepmother, for her real ... See full summary »
Director: Quang Hai Ngo | Stars: Do Thi Hai Yen, Ta Am, Nguyen Thai An, Thu Diep
Votes: 178
7. The White Silk Dress (2006)
142 min | Drama
Wartime epic involving a poverty-stricken family who struggle to make ends meet, and the mother who does the unthinkable to provide her daughters with the traditional silk dresses required to attend school.
Director: Luu Huynh | Stars: Thien Tu Tran, Truong Ngoc Anh, Khanh Quoc Nguyen, Quynh Nhu
Votes: 588
8. Dung dot (2009)
100 min | Drama, History
In the spring of 2005, an old mother living in Hanoi receives a diary. The diary carries the notes of a young woman doctor who worked at a national liberation front hospital for two years ... See full summary »
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Minh Huong, Tina Duong, Michael Jarmus, Mathew M. Korsch
Votes: 113
9. The Prince and the Pagoda Boy (2010)
110 min | Action, Drama
Director: Trong Ninh Luu | Stars: Kim Long Thach, My Uyên Ngô, Quach Ngoc Ngoan, Trang Thu
Votes: 24
10. Mui co chay (2011)
97 min | Drama, War
Four North Vietnamese soldiers fighting in an 81-day battle in 1972.
Director: Huu Muoi Nguyen | Stars: To Tuan Dang, Le Chi Kein, Le Chi Kien, Van Thom Lê
Votes: 193
11. Jackpot (2015)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A poor lottery ticket hawker fends off lecherous millionaires, fast-talking ex-cons, and jealous housewives to make a living for her and her daughter. But when a ticket that she originally ... See full summary »
Director: Dustin Nguyen | Stars: Jayvee Mai The Hiep, Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Dustin Nguyen, Chi Tai
Votes: 119
12. Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass (2015)
103 min | Drama
Set in the countryside village of Vietnam, Yellow Flowers on the Green grass is a touching tale of innocent love, friendships and brotherhood.
Director: Victor Vu | Stars: Thinh Vinh, Khang Trong, Lam Thanh My, My Anh
Votes: 1,466
13. Father and Son (2017)
90 min | Drama, Family
Living by a river, a father and son make their living by fishing every day. The little boy, Ca, contracts a serious illness. The treatment is very expensive. Will the father be able to catch enough fish to pay for it?
Director: Dung Luong Dinh | Stars: Ngo The Quan, Do Trong Tan
Votes: 116
14. The Tailor (2017)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The re-enactment of the traditional dress (ao dai) era in 1960s, Saigon, thought to be the heyday of traditional Vietnamese costumes. Interwoven into that transformation in fashion and ... See full summary »
Directors: Kay Nguyen, Buu Loc Tran | Stars: Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Hong Van, Veronica Ngo, Diem My
Votes: 454
15. Furie (2019)
TV-14 | 98 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When her daughter is kidnapped, a desperate yet determined mother treks through her former gang's turf in Saigon to track down the abductors.
Director: Le-Van Kiet | Stars: Veronica Ngo, Mai Cát Vi, Thanh Nhien Phan, Pham Anh Khoa
Votes: 5,641 | Gross: $0.59M
16. Dreamy Eyes (2019)
117 min | Drama, Romance
The movie tells the one-sided love story of a young man, Ngan, for his girlfriend from childhood, Ha Lan.
Director: Victor Vu | Stars: Trúc Anh, Tran Nghia, Tran Phong, Nguyen Lam Thao Tam
Votes: 1,184
17. Dad, I'm Sorry (2021)
128 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Ba Sang makes daily sacrifices to support his dysfunctional family, which includes his siblings and his YouTuber son.
Directors: Tran Thanh, Ngoc Dang Vu | Stars: Tran Thanh, Tuan Tran, Ngan Chi, Le Giang
Votes: 1,046
18. 578 Magnum (2022)
95 min | Action, Drama
A truck driver's daughter is kidnapped, leading him on a dangerous pursuit to find her abductor, uncovering a sinister criminal network he must confront to rescue his child.
Director: Dung Luong Dinh | Stars: Jessica Minh Anh, Anh Tuan Hac Martial Art, Alexandre Nguyen, Hoang Phuc Nguyen
Votes: 817
19. Glorious Ashes (2022)
117 min | Drama
Relationships between three women and their partners in a southern seaside village.
Director: Bui Thac Chuyên | Stars: Hoang Le Cong, Bao Ngoc Doling Juliet, Phuong Anh Dao, Quang Tuan
Votes: 283
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