Best Vietnamese drama movies

When the Tenth Month Comes (1984)

In the final days of the war, Duyen faces a daily struggle to take care of her young son and ailing father-in-law, all the while hiding from them the fact that her husband has recently been killed in battle.

After the Dark (2013)

At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

A Dream in Hanoi (2009)

A young boy's dream of dancing ballet comes true in a most unexpected way.

Goodbye Mother (2019)

Văn comes back to Saigon from the US with his boyfriend Ian to visit his mother. Being the male heir of the family, everyone expects him to take a wife soon. And to top it all, his grandmother, who has Alzheimer, mistakes Ian for her grandson.

Song Lang (2018)

Set against a gloriously filmed backdrop of the distinctly jaded charm of mid-90s Saigon, the lives of two men intertwine as they are both bound by traditions and honor. One to his mafia family, the other to the traveling troupe that performs elaborate classic operas. Yet they have much more in common than either wants to admit.

The Scent of Burning Grass (2012)

This military drama weaves together the diaries and memories of North Vietnamese soldiers who fought in the ferocious 1972 battle of Quang Tri.

2030 (2014)

In a near future Vietnam where global warming and rising seawater levels have forced cultivation to be done on floating farms, a strong-willed woman has to make a critical decision about her ex-lover, a suspect of her husband's murder.

Hollow (2014)

A young girl falls into a river and drowns. When her body is found in a remote village along the river, her uncle arrives to claim her body, only to find that she is very much alive. But when she returns to her family, unexplainable occurrences lead them to believe she is possessed.

Song of the South (2023)

As French colonial rule reaches a violent end in Vietnam, a 12 year old boy makes a treacherous journey in search of his estranged father.

Vietnam 4D Experience (2015)

Year 2179, our atmosphere is destroyed and our way of life has been drastically changed

Mai (2024)

When a struggling single mother falls for a wealthy heartbreaker, their risky romance could just turn their lives around — or tear their worlds apart.

Tam Cam: The Untold (2016)

"Tam Cam: The Untold" is inspired by the fairy tale Tam Cam. Father died early, the stepmother and Cam bullying Tam until she meet Prince (Isaac) and became his wife. However, the story of the film much is still not mentioned in the fairy tale "Cinderella", will be the first time Ngo Thanh Van transmission of movies using new image and unique.

The Third Wife (2019)

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.

The Little Girl of Hanoi (1974)

A young girl searches for her father, a soldier in the PAVN, after her mother and sister are killed during Christmas Bombings.

Dreamy Eyes (2019)

Mắt Biếc (Dreamy Eyes) tells the story of the one-sided love of Ngan for Ha Lan — his childhood friend.

The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)

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 Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone (1979)

In Dong Thap Muoi during the days of the Vietnam War, Ba Do, Sau Xoa and their little child live in a small shack in the middle of an abandoned wetland zone. They are entrusted with the mission of maintaining Viet Minh's lines of communication in the area. Daily life goes on as the small family looks out for death from above.

Fanti (2023)

Fanti is the never-ending nightmare of a social network hotgirl who aspires to become a famous actress. The appearance of a mysterious stalker, stalks and makes her life gradually dark. In addition to uncovering the mystery behind the perfectly beautiful face on social networks, the film also depicts the fears and pressures of young people who want to be recognized in front of their families and society.

Live in Cloud Cuckoo Land (2020)

A modern tale of Kafka in Vietnam – a country in the middle of a transformation. The film feels like a piece of cultural news with daily events: a wedding, traffic congestion, a robbery, a mystical metamorphosis and a love story.

Face Off 7: One Wish (2024)

A wealthy 73-year-old grandmother - a single mother who raised five grown children on her own. As they grew up, each person built their own lives and families. Suddenly, a crisis strikes, revealing hidden corners, sorrows, worries, and burdens deeply embedded in the mother's heart. Who bears the responsibility?

Don't Burn (2009)

In the spring of 2005, a mother living in Hanoi receives a diary of her late daughter, a young doctor working at a field hospital during the war. Kept for over thirty years by an American veteran, the diary is an account of her life spanning two years, from April 1968 until her death in June 1970.

The Graduation of Edison (2019)

Minh lives in a village where every child is born with a tree on their heads, except for him. On graduation day, students who have turned 18 will get their tree cut to signify adulthood. Problems arise when Minh’s sister decides to keep hers.

Sister Sister (2019)

This is a psychological film exploring the love story revolving around two beautiful women - Thien Kim and Bao Nhi. Face to face in a game where only one person wins, when the happiness of a small home is about to be swept away by a storm, who will fiercely fight for what they want and who will resign to keep peaceful?

Goodnight City Radio (2020)

A man tries to survive one night of pollution and ghosts.

Yellow Flowers On the Green Grass (2015)

After and act of violence leaves his brother Tuong paralyzed, Thieu discovers the true meaning of brotherhood.

Life (2006)

The Brilliant Darkness! (2022)

The film tells the story of Xuan Thanh's family (Nha Uyen) who was automatically edited when she died. It was a grand funeral, full of rituals. Things should be tragic when there is the appearance of a group of debtors with no background. And since then, everyone's terrible secret of this family is revealed...

Down Under (2015)

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A boy sits in a run down hotel. A girl rides a motorcycle through the darkness. This is their story.

Kiều (2021)

Chinese guy is murdered, so all of his family stars to look for the killer and then gets to know there is some thing more to the reason of killing with mysterious out come unraveling with time.

The Passerine Bird (1962)

Story of an innocent and carefree little girl whose father is a member of the anti-French resistance.