The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)

Summary: A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.

Release Date: January 28, 1994

Genres: Drama, Romance, Music

Director: Anh Hung Tran

Writer: Anh Hung Tran

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Les Productions Lazennec, SFP Cinema, La, La Sept Cinéma, Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Sacem

Distributor: GoDigital Media Group, First Look International, Columbia TriStar Home Video

Country: France

Language: Vietnamese

Domestic: $ 1,700,992

75 - Rotten Tomatoes
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Cyclo (1995)

Summary: When a poor bicycle-taxi driver has his cyclo stolen, he is forced into a life of crime. Meanwhile, his sister becomes a sex worker.

Release Date: August 02, 1996

Genres: Drama, Crime

Director: Anh Hung Tran

Writer: Anh Hung Tran

Runtime: 2 h 03 min

Production: Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Cofimage 5, Cofimage 6, Giai Phong Film Studio, La Sept Cinéma, Les Productions Lazennec, Lumière, Salon Films, Société Française de Production (SFP), Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)

Distributor: Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)

Countries: Vietnam, France, Hong Kong

Language: Vietnamese

Domestic: $ 284,692

0 - Rotten Tomatoes

The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)

Summary: With the brilliant Vietnamese summer as a setting Vertical Ray of the Sun is beautiful from beginning to end. The plot centres around three sisters, two of whom are happily married (or so it appears). The youngest sister is single...

Release Date: May 24, 2000

Genre: Drama

Director: Anh Hung Tran

Writer: Anh Hung Tran

Runtime: 1 h 52 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Arte France Cinéma, Canal+, Lazennec Films, Le Studio Canal+, Vietnam Feature Film Studio, ZDF/Arte, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

Countries: Vietnam, France, Germany

Language: Vietnamese

Domestic: $ 110,134

International: $ 91,113

0 - Rotten Tomatoes

The Third Wife (2018)

Summary: In 19th century rural Vietnam, May is ready to become the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Little does she know that her hidden desires will force her to decide between living in safety and being free.

Release Date: May 15, 2019

Genre: Drama

Director: Ash Mayfair