Festival Note
Nam and Viet (Phąm Thanh Hài and Đào Duy Bào Đįnh) work together in a coal mine, finding respite from their dangerous work in each other’s arms. In their fleeting moments together, they share dreams of a better life, knowing full well that there is a time limit to their relationship. Dreamlike and hypnotic, Viet and Nam mines the depths of a nation’s trauma, filtered through the experience of queer love.
Sina Nam at Viet (Phąm Thanh Hài and Đào Duy Bào Đįnh) ay nagtratrabaho sa isang minahan, naghahanap ng kaunting ginhawa mula sa kanilang mapanganib na trabaho sa isa’t-isa. Pareho silang nangangarap ng mas mabuting buhay, kahit na alam nilang may taning na ang kanila pagsasama. Mala-panaginip, hinuhukay ng Viet and Nam ang kalaliman ng trauma ng isang bansa, na siyang pinapakita sa karanasan ng pagmamahal ng dalawang lalaki.
