Ky Nam Inn

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Ky Nam Inn
Festival release poster
VietnameseQuán Kỳ Nam
Directed byLeon Le
Written by
  • Leon Le
  • Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc
Produced by
  • Leon Le
  • Thanh Luan Vu
Starring
CinematographyBob Nguyen
Edited byLeon Le
Music byTon That An
Production
companies
  • UFO Entertainment
  • HAY FILMS
Release date
  • 7 September 2025 (2025-09-07) (Toronto)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryVietnam
LanguageVietnamese

Ky Nam Inn (Vietnamese: Quán Kỳ Nam) is a 2025 Vietnamese romantic drama film directed, written, produced, and edited by Leon Le. It stars Đỗ Thị Hải Yến and Lien Binh Phat.

It had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September. It will be released in Vietnamese theatres on 28 November 2025.

Premise

Set in post-war Saigon, a young translator falls in love with a widow.[1]

Cast

Production

In an interview with Vilcek Foundation, Le revealed that he became inspired to write Ky Nam Inn while working on his feature directorial debut film Song Lang, also the Ky Nam character was inspired by his neighbor while he was working on the film.[2]

Release

Ky Nam Inn had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September at the Special Presentations section.[3] It had its Asian premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival at the Window on Asian Cinema section on 19 September 2025.[4]

It was presented in Open Zone section of the 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival on 7 November 2025.[5]

It will be released in Vietnamese theatres on 28 November 2025.[6]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Hawaiʻi International Film Festival 24 October 2025 Kau Ka Hōkū Award Leon Le Won [7]
Golden Horse Awards 22 November 2025 NETPAC Award Pending [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Leon Lê's new film brings historic Sài Gòn to Toronto spotlight". Việt Nam News. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Immigrant Filmmaker Captures True Essence of Vietnam in "Ky Nam Inn"". Vilcek Foundation. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  3. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 July 2025). "TIFF Galas & Presentations: World Premieres 'Good Fortune', 'Nuremberg', Sydney Sweeney Pic 'Christy', Angelina Jolie 'Couture'; North American Debuts Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein', Dwayne Johnson 'Smashing Machine'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (26 August 2025). "Shu Qi's 'Girl' and 'Resurrection' Among Competition Titles as Busan Film Festival Unveils Lineup for 30th Edition". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ky Nam Inn". Stockholm International Film Festival. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Khuê, Minh (15 October 2025). "Liên Bỉnh Phát và Đỗ Thị Hải Yến lãng mạn trong "Quán Kỳ Nam"". Nguoi Lao Dong (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (24 October 2025). "Hawai'i International Film Festival Names 'Ky Nam Inn,' 'Remathau' Top Winners at 45th Edition". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 亞洲電影促進聯盟奈派克獎". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.