Nam and Viet love each other. Both are miners, working 1000 meters below ground where danger awaits and darkness prevails. Coal earns them a living, while at the same time polluting the land and the sea. When Nam decides to leave the country via an agent who smuggles people in shipping containers, it causes a rift between his love for Viet and his desires for his own future.
Trương Minh Quý - 1990 VNM
Trương Minh Quý - 1990 VNM
Trương Minh Quý was born in Buon Ma Thuot, a small city in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. He lives and works between places, navigating the vibrancy of memories and present moments. His narratives and images, situated between documentary and fiction, personal and impersonal, draw inspiration from his homeland’s landscapes, childhood memories, and Vietnam’s historical context. In his films, he experiments with blending abstract concepts and imagery with realist improvisation during shooting.
He is an alumnus of the 2012 Asian Film Academy (Busan International Film Festival) and the 2016 Berlinale Talents (Berlin International Film Festival). His films have been selected for international festivals and exhibitions, including Locarno, New York, Clermont-Ferrand, Oberhausen, Rotterdam, Busan, and Les Rencontres Internationales Paris & Berlin. In 2017, he won the main Art Prize at the 20th VideoBrasil (São Paulo).