Viet and Nam
Directed by Minh Quý Trương · 2024 ·
Viet and Nam (2024) earns a 74% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (65%).
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
Strand Releasing Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (98% positive).
- General viewers mostly liked it (65%).
- Metascore is generally favorable (76/100).
- Celluloid Score 74% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Epic-length viewers who want a big-screen experience
- Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers
Not ideal for
- Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films
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Is Viet and Nam worth watching?
Yes — Viet and Nam earns a 74% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Shot with a hazy, dreamlike stillness far removed from the darkness of its underground coal-mine setting, this unhurried romance lets tenderness accumulate in silences rather than dialogue, leaving a lingering, wistful ache.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (65%).
What is Viet and Nam about?
In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that...
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