Nguyễn Thị Minh Ngọc

Writing

Nguyễn Thị Minh Ngọc

Born 1953-08-05 · Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu, Việt Nam

Nguyễn Thị Minh Ngọc (born 5th August 1953 in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu) is a Vietnamese writer, playwright and stage director. Best known as a pioneer of experimental theatre in Vietnam with over 70 published plays and novels, she is noted for a dreamlike, illusive quality with hints of Gothic influences in her theatrical works.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Ky Nam Inn poster
7.5

Set in 1985 post-war Vietnam, Khang moves to Saigon after securing a position to translate "The Little Prince." Due to his family connections, Khang's life under the new regime is secure. But everything changes when he meets Ky Nam, a reserved older widow who lives in Khang's new community.

Ky Nam Inn

2025

Song Lang poster
6.8

Set against a gloriously filmed backdrop of the distinctly jaded charm of mid-90s Saigon, the lives of two men intertwine as they are both bound by traditions and honor. One to his mafia family, the other to the traveling troupe that performs elaborate classic operas. Yet they have much more in common than either wants to admit.

Song Lang

2018

Rise poster
6.4

A rags to riches story of unusual circumstance. 'Huong Ga - Rise' is the story of Dieu. Chronicling the highs and lows of Vietnam's most notorious female gangsters| this is a woman's journey as she breaks the glass ceiling in a man's word| albeit| a much darker and dangerous existence. Shaded by the influence and lessons of the men in her life: Nhan her childhood sweetheart| her great unrequited love; Hung fifty shades of empty but a great physical attraction; Tung the man of her dreams| husband| lover and friend; and Tan - the gentle man who promises a simpler life. Each of the men in her life contribute to Dieu's great success (and failures) as she climbs to the top of Vietnam's gangster underworld.

Rise

2014

Pearls of the Far East poster
NR

Seven stories about Vietnamese women spanning different generations, exploring their inner lives and forbidden loves.

Pearls of the Far East

2012

Tam Cam: The Untold poster
4.8

"Tam Cam: The Untold" is inspired by the fairy tale Tam Cam. Father died early, the stepmother and Cam bullying Tam until she meet Prince (Isaac) and became his wife. However, the story of the film much is still not mentioned in the fairy tale "Cinderella", will be the first time Ngo Thanh Van transmission of movies using new image and unique.

Tam Cam: The Untold

2016

Living in Fear poster
7.0

Tai, a soldier in South Vietnam, had 2 wives living in 2 different places. When the war ended in 1975, he brought his second wife and her child to a new land which was littered with mines and bombs leftover from the war. Tai earned his living by removing the mines from the land and collecting the scrap metal.

Living in Fear

2005

Finding Julia poster
NR

An acting student is haunted by the early death of her mother.

Finding Julia

2019

This House Is Not For Sale poster
NR

The story happened in the early 90s, Mrs. Ngoc returned to her hometown to sell her father's old house with her brother, Mr. Nga. In the first days when they returned to their hometown to live in an old house, they encountered many strange phenomena. Because of the secrets and word of mouth of the villagers about the old house being haunted by the ghost of Miss Trinh, the guests who came to buy the house also left. The story only really started when Mrs. Mai Lien - Mr. Nga's wife died mysteriously, and Betty's granddaughter Ngoc returned to her hometown with her was also missing, everything began to gradually reveal interesting and non-stop drama. by the end of the movie.

This House Is Not For Sale

2022

Hải Nguyệt poster
NR

A young girl decides to remain in her hometown and continues the fish sauce distillery of her family who is planning to leave Vietnam.

Hải Nguyệt

1998