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This film is produced by Bianca Balbuena.
Film Information
Shot in a hypnotic style on 16mm film—and banned in Vietnam for its “gloomy, deadlocked, and negative view” of the country—Việt and Nam tells a story specific to history but universal in artfulness.
In the underground coal mines, Nam and Viet, young miners, face danger and darkness. One prepares to leave for a new life, but they must find Nam's father's remains, a soldier lost in a faraway forest, retracing the past through memories.
Reviews
"Death—and specifically an unrecognized death away from your loved ones—is the subject, even when it’s not spoken about or represented directly. An uneasy yet steady drive to escape both the confines and comforts of what is already known keeps the characters moving forward." - RogerEbert.com
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