Best Vietnamese history movies

Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (2025)

In 1967, as the Vietnam War raged, a Vietnamese revolutionary guerrilla team became the U.S. military's top target—charged with safeguarding a secret group of intelligence agents at all costs.

Trần Quốc Toản Ra Quân (1971)

Night of Long Tri (1989)

A thrilling and haunting account of historical events in the Trịnh clan in the late 18th century with the central conflict between lord Trịnh Sâm who was feeble and indecisive, and a cunning and manipulative concubine named Đặng Thị Huệ. Based on the novel of the same name by Nguyễn Huy Tưởng.

Hanoi: Winter of '46 (1999)

Toward the end of 1946, residents from all walks of Hanoi struggle to avoid—and eventually accept—the possibility of a full-blown war.

Ephemeral Fate (1990)

The battle for political power in the Trịnh clan continues after the death of Lord Trịnh Sâm in this sequel of "Night of Long Tri." The rivals are two famous concubines of Trịnh Sâm: Dương Thị Ngọc Hoan and Đặng Thị Huệ.

Cards on the Table: The Great Flood and the Tango no. 3 (1984)

In 1959, Luan is appointed Commander of the Great Flood Operations and of Binh Duong's Security Corps, with full authority to stabilize this province. The Liaison Department of the Republic of Vietnam, under the support of the United States, send commandos to North Vietnam for reconnaissance. If the commandos successfully infiltrate, they will respond to South Vietnam with a tango. Tango No. 1 and Tango No. 2 have failed. What will become of the third tango?