It’s in the mid eighties in Vietnam. Khang is a young translator who moves to Saigon. There he meets Ky Nam, a widow who earns her living as a chef. At first she is distant and as a defence mechanism she acts as if she was hard-hearted. Despite at first seeming two opposites, Khang and Ky Nam quickly become emotionally entangled with each other.
The lyrical and gentle dialogues refer generously to great literature and music, forming a beautiful addition to the imagery, compellingly captured on 35 mm. Because of the slow pacing and the length of 140 minutes, it is a film for connoisseurs. But those who allow themselves to be carried away in the melancholy and sweetness of the story and art direction will have an extraordinary experience.
- direction
- Leon Le
- cast
- Lien Binh Phat, Do Thi Hai Yen, The Manh Tran
- duration
- 140 min
- year
- 2025
- country
- Vietnam
- language
- Vietnamese
- Subtitles
- Engels
Regisseur
"The most striking element of 'Ky Nam Inn' is its visual beauty, captured on 35 mm film." - the.asian.cut