Ky Nam Inn () is a 2025 Vietnamese romantic drama film directed, written, produced, and edited by Leon Le. It stars Đỗ Thị Hải Yến and Liên Bỉnh Phát.
It had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September. It was released in Vietnamese theatres on 28 November 2025.
Premise Set in post-war Saigon, a young translator working on a new translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, falls in love with a widow.
Cast Đỗ Thị Hải Yến as Ky Nam Liên Bỉnh Phát as Khang Ngo Hong Ngoc Tran The Manh Le Van Than Ly Kieu Hanh
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.
Release Ky Nam Inn had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September at the Special Presentations section. It had its Asian premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival at the Window on Asian Cinema section on 19 September 2025. It was presented in Open Zone section of the 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival on 7 November 2025.
It was released in Vietnamese theatres on 28 November 2025.
The film was showcased in the Country In Focus: Vietnam section of the 25th New York Asian Film Festival on 18 July 2026 and had its New York Premiere.
Accolades Award / Film Festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Hawaiʻi International Film Festival 24 October 2025 Kau Ka Hōkū AwardLeon Le Golden Horse Awards 22 November 2025 NETPAC Award
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