Viet and Nam

{{Short description|2024 romantic drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| image = Viet and Nam.jpg

| caption = Poster

| name = Viet and Nam

| native_name = {{infobox name module|vi|Trong lòng đất}}

| director = Trương Minh Quý

| producer = Bradley Liew
Bianca Balbuena

| writer = Trương Minh Quý

| starring = Thi Nga Nguyen
Daniel Viet Tung Le

| music =

| cinematography = Son Doan

| editing = Félix Rehm

| studio = Epicmedia Productions
Cinema Inutile

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2024|5|22|Cannes}}

| runtime = 129 minutes

| country = Philippines
Singapore
France
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
Vietnam
United States

| language = Vietnamese

| budget =

}}

Viet and Nam ({{langx|vi|Trong lòng đất}}, "Underground", Lit: "The Heart of the Earth"), also spelled Việt and Nam, is a 2024 romantic drama written and directed by Trương Minh Quý. Starring Thi Nga Nguyen and Daniel Viet Tung Le, the film is about two coal miners who are lovers, cherishing fleeting moments before one seeks better economic opportunity abroad. Leading up to the departure, they also search for the body of one of their fathers, a fallen soldier. The film was banned in Vietnam for its portrayal of “a gloomy, deadlocked, and negative view” of the country.{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=11 May 2024 |title=Touching Teaser Revealed for Un Certain Regard’s ‘Viet and Nam’ (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/cannes-un-certain-regard-viet-and-nam-trailer-1235999411/ |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Silvia |date=13 May 2024 |title=Cannes Un Certain Regard drama ‘Viet And Nam’ banned in Vietnam (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-un-certain-regard-drama-viet-and-nam-banned-in-vietnam-exclusive/5193368.article |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Opie |first=David |date=2025-03-26 |title=‘Việt and Nam’ Director Trương Minh Quý on the Dream Logic of Queer Cannes Contender and Why It Always Had to End the Way It Did |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/viet-and-nam-director-truong-minh-quy-logic-ending-1235111234/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}

The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=April 11, 2024 |title=Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi’s Trump Movie — Full List |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/cannes-film-festival-lineup-2024-live-francis-ford-coppola-thierry-fremaux-1235881376/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}} where it was nominated for the Queer Palm.{{Cite web |last=Dams |first=Tim |date=9 May 2024 |title=Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/queer-palm-reveals-eligible-titles-from-2024-cannes-lineup/5193204.article |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}} It made its North American premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival in the Wavelengths programme,{{Cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=August 8, 2024 |title=TIFF Wavelengths Lineup Includes North American Premiere of Controversial Cannes Hit ‘Viêt and Nam’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/tiff-2024-wavelengths-classics-lineup-1235033800/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2024 |title=TIFF announces 2024 Wavelengths and Classics programmes |url=https://tiff.net/press/news/tiff-announces-2024-wavelengths-and-classics-programmes |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Toronto International Film Festival |language=en}} and was selected for the 62nd New York Film Festival in the Main Slate.{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2024 |title=62nd New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced |url=https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2024/daily/62nd-new-york-film-festival-main-slate-announced/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Film at Lincoln Center |language=en}} It was also selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 under the World Cinema section.{{Cite web |last=Deb |first=Deepshikha |date=2024-09-30 |title=MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Unveils 2024 Official Lineup |url=https://www.highonfilms.com/mami-mumbai-film-festival-unveils-2024-official-lineup/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=High On Films |language=en}}