Mai Chau

Acting

Mai Chau

Born 1927-01-10 · Vinh, Nghe An , Vietnam

Merited Artist Mai Châu (January 10, 1927 – May 24, 2025) was a Vietnamese actress. Best known for her portrayals of cold, sinister aristocrats and abusive landlords, she was among the first generation of professional actors at Vietnam Feature Film Studio, and also a prominent figure in 1960s-1970s Vietnamese war cinema.

Acting credits

Indochine poster
7.0

In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare form the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.

Indochine

1992

Coordinates of Death poster
5.8

The story of a group of Soviet sailors aboard the freighter Chelyabinsk who aid their Vietnamese comrades after their ship is sunk during the Vietnam War.

Coordinates of Death

1986

When I Am 20 poster
NR

WHEN I AM 20 explores the relationship of a teenage couple, in which the girl works as a prostitute to help support her family.

When I Am 20

2006

The Best Groom poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Best Groom

1975

89th Minute poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

89th Minute

1982

Life Is Not Simple poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Life Is Not Simple

1980

Bi, Don't Be Afraid poster
5.3

In an old house in Hanoi, Bi, a 6-year-old child lives with his parents, his aunt and their cook. His favorite playgrounds are an ice factory and the wild grass along the river. After being absent for years, his grandfather, seriously ill, reappears and settles at their house. While Bi gets closer to his grandfather, his father tries to avoid any contact with his family. Every night, he gets drunk and goes and see his masseuse, for whom he feels a quiet strong desire. Bi's mother turns a blind eye on it. The aunt, still single, meets a 16-year-old young boy in the bus. Her attraction to him moves her deeply.

Bi, Don't Be Afraid

2011

Who’s To Love, Who’s To Blame poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Who’s To Love, Who’s To Blame

1982

A Phu and His Wife poster
8.5

To pay off her family’s debts, Mị is forced to marry the son of her Hmong village’s ruthless patriarch. When the constant abuse and beatings become unbearable for the young girl, she plans to escape with a stranger held captive by her husband.

A Phu and His Wife

1961

Mrs. Dau poster
NR

In colonial French Indochina, a woman sells her daughter and four dogs in a desperate attempt to save her husband from torture when they can’t pay off the government taxes.

Mrs. Dau

1981

A Stormy Journey poster
9.0

An elderly couple from Vinh and their grandchild takes a coach to Viet Tri The passengers face numerous harassments during the journey, but luckily a youth volunteer and a discharged soldier are determined to help them.

A Stormy Journey

1977

Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village poster
NR

Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc) and the novel "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn).

Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village

1982

Mrs. Tư Hậu poster
7.7

Tư Hậu is a common woman from a fishing village whose husband has gone away to fight in the revolution. She takes care of her young daughter as well as her aging father-in-law. Soon, her peaceful village is attacked.

Mrs. Tư Hậu

1963

A Bird that Knows Its Way poster
NR

Hoa is a young engineer and computer specialist who arranges the database of an institution. She is hardworking, yet her dedication goes unnoticed, and her boss dismisses her work and expertise as “redundant”.

A Bird that Knows Its Way

1979

The General Retires poster
7.5

A general who devoted his life to the communist cause, retires, only to find that his household is in disarray, his grown children money-grubbing, and Vietnamese society far from the rosy picture of equality he'd imagined he'd helped make it.

The General Retires

1988

Little Stars poster
NR

Two talented swimmers from a small village are invited by a factory to compete for their team in national tournaments, but soon discover they are being used as a publicity ploy by the factory.

Little Stars

1980

White Smoke poster
NR

The conflict between a group of workers and the manager as they struggle to maximize the production in a cement factory in the 60s

White Smoke

1962

Remarriage poster
NR

The story in the film is about the love between a man and a woman from the same village, Hoan and Can, who have two children together. But this love affair encountered many difficulties and pressure from family and social customs, forcing Can to leave his hometown and go to the mountains. As for Hoan, she was also prevented by her husband's family because they were afraid of having to redistribute their land. The film shows viewers the relationships and behaviors of Northern farmers in the context of the 1960s.

Remarriage

1963

Brothers poster
NR

A soldier (Hien) survives the war and comes back to live with his brother's family (Tien). He can't seem to adjust to civilian life after the war and feels increasingly alienated from other people, whom he finds calculating, selfish and materialistic.

Brothers

1986

Missing Object poster
6.2

Thang is a Hanoi intellectual and graduates from university with high distinction causing his former teacher, Dao, to invite him to work in a mathematics institute of odd algorithms. He has problems because of his personality and refuses to give up his mathematical perspectives. He distinguishes himself as a person of integrity, which also causes problems for him.

Missing Object

2004

The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife poster
NR

The head of a farming co-operative demolishes his house to free up land for the construction of a new irrigation canal, which causes great distress for him and his family.

The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife

1971

Lady of the Flowers poster
NR

In early 20th century, a Vietnamese aristocratic socialite falls in love with a poor scholar though her father, a powerful governor, is determined to separate them, even with extreme measures.

Lady of the Flowers

1989

The Fight Still Goes On poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Fight Still Goes On

1966

I Have Only You poster
NR

After the war, a young man reuniting with his beloved must deal with the fact that she has gone insane.

I Have Only You

1992