There is a tide in the affairs of each of the main characters in these films. In this set, the protagonist must decide whether to seize an opportunity that, by accident or deliberate posturing, they can now take advantage of. Some succeed, some fail, and, in the last film, there is a fateful reconsideration. The bookends of this set center on familial love from returning VFF alumni. This set opens with When Everything Would Be Fine (directed by Mathieu Lam of VFF 2022’s La passion), where a French Vietnamese brother and sister must keep their family’s restaurant operating after the unexpected death of their mother. It then closes with Ripe (Chín), directed by Solara Thanh-Binh Dang (VFF 2023’s Her Name is Like a Sigh). There, a daughter – long dismissive of her father’s attempts to persuade her into an arranged marriage –&nbsp; begins reconsidering after he suffers a grievous injury. Our lineup’s body turns the screws of intensity as it progresses. 5011 depicts a Vietnamese high schooler unsure how to cope with and behave towards his crush. Talking about love’s nature with his friend only produces less clarity. And the title says it all in I Think About Killing You, when an aspiring professional rower speculates about homicide. As they chart a course, will our characters reach their intended destination or be lost to the sea? By Eric Nong

After their mother's death, Timothé returns to help his sister run the family's Vietnamese restaurant. But between resentment and silence, their shared grief becomes a test of a possible reconciliation.

When Everything Would Be Fine

A high school boy experiences his first crush and overthinks every small detail, looking for guidance from his American MMA partner who lives a fast-paced expat lifestyle. After trading all their so-called philosophical advice, both guys face their own bitter failures in love and realize there was never any formula to begin with.

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5011

An expat and a local Vietnamese high school boy trade love stories over MMA.

Team captain Dani is plagued by invasive fantasies of killing her abusive coach. When the coach pushes the team too far, Dani must choose whether or not to act on her fantasies of violence.

I Think About Killing You

Lệ is a young Vietnamese woman born to a family of durian farmers in the Mekong Delta. She lives a simple life, deeply connected to her family’s land but isolated from the larger world. When her father suggests she enter an arranged marriage as a way of securing her future, Lệ’s life is plunged into uncertainty. While she wraps her mind around the prospects of her future, the spirit of the land and ancestral realm begin to weave mysterious influence over her, guiding her to her final decision.

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