SPECIAL GUEST: Intro and Q&A with director Leon Le and actor Lien Binh Phat
Ky Nam Inn
U.S. PREMIERE
A translator and an older widow develop a bond in Leon Le’s lush 1980s-set romance
Date: Saturday, April 11
Time: 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Location: AMC NEWCITY 14
Vietnam | Romantic Drama | 2025 | 140 minutes
In Vietnamese w/ English Subtitles
Director: Leon Le
Screenwriters: Leon Le, Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc
Starring: Lien Binh Phat, Do Thi Hai Yen, Ngo Hong Ngoc
Film Source: Hay Films
In the 1980s, Vietnam is still picking up the pieces after a devastating war. Khang is a young translator who has come to Saigon to translate The Little Prince. At his new home, he meets Ky Nam, an older widow who lives downstairs. Over time, they form a connection that may even blossom into love.
Channeling the likes of Wong Kar-wai, Leon Le’s quietly lyrical romance follows two characters who find love in between everyday routines and old songs playing on vinyl records. Bathed in a nostalgic and lush yellow hue, and featuring Vietnam’s gorgeous classical architecture in the backdrop, this gentle romance smolders slowly but surely.