(QUÁN KỲ NAM)

Khang is on his way to success. Through family connections, he is assigned the much-coveted job of working on a new translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince. Moving to Saigon, he meets his neighbour Kỳ Nam, a reserved widow of a Southern Vietnamese officer who now cooks for a living. Beautifully captured on 35mm, this slow-paced, lyrical tale explores conflicting desires and chance encounters. A love letter to post-war Saigon’s vibrancy and eccentricities, this film is tenderly rendered and contained within a single apartment building.

The screening will be introduced by Trà My Nguyễn Hoàng.

Festival selection/awards: Winner Kau Ka Hōkū (Shooting Star) Grand Jury Award at the 2025 Hawaiʻi International Film Festival

Notes by Trà My Nguyễn Hoàng

Screening as part of East Asia Film Festival Ireland 2026