VIỆT AND NAM not only evokes lust and sensuality but also shows us the country’s dichotomies. After long colonial oppression, the population now seeks a new identity and the right to claim its own desires—but while actively fighting for a new future, the past still has a hold on the present.

Dreams and memories also play a crucial role, and that is not the only parallel to Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s oeuvre. But with this film shot on grainy 16mm film, director Minh Quý Trương proves, above all, that he is a unique talent. VIỆT AND NAM is enigmatic, queer, and visually breathtaking.

Info & Tickets
▪ Tue 21 January | 14h15
▪ Sat 25 January | 17h15
▪ Sat 1 February | 18h30

The film is in Vietnamese with English subtitles

This film is part of our focus programme UNBOUND SELVES: QUEER VOICES, which highlights the liberating representation of “the Other” on the silver screen.