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Minh Châu

Minh Châu

Acting

Biography

Minh Châu (born 1956 in Thai Nguyen province), full name Nguyễn Thị Minh Châu, is a Vietnamese actress. She is one of the few Vietnamese artists to be honored with two Golden Lotus Awards. She was famous in the late 80s for her two roles as Nguyệt in the film "Girl on the River" (Cô gái trên sông) in 1987 and Liên in the movie "Woman playing in the Sand" (Người đàn bà nghịch cát) in 1989. In addition, Minh Châu also won a Golden Kite Award for Best Actress for her role of Thường in the 2010 film "Provincial Party Secretary" (Bí thư tỉnh ủy). She was awarded the title of People's Artist in 2015.

Known For

A Bird that Knows Its Way
N/A

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 Unseen River
6.3

Stories told along the river: a woman reunites with her ex-lover at a hydroelectric plant; meanwhile, a young man travels downstream to a temple in search of a cure for his insomnia.

The Unseen River

2020
The Girl on the River
4.8

A reporter interviews a former prostitute from South Vietnam about her sheltering of an injured Vietcong leader during the war.

The Girl on the River

1987
Bride of the Covenant
6.0

Nhài is born into a poor Confucian family, and through her family's arrangement, she is married into the wealthy Vu family. Contrary to her expectations of a luxurious life and being loved by her husband, Nhài soon discovers the dark, supernatural truth about her husband's family and the dark secrets behind their wealth.

Bride of the Covenant

2025
Family Curse
1.0

Returning home after years studying abroad, Nam follows his mother's arrangement to stay at an old villa deep in the forest with his girlfriend. As his stay progresses, a series of strange events and long buried secrets begin to unfold.

Family Curse

2017
Little Stars
N/A

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
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N/A

The love story between a Vietnamese girl of Thái ethnic group and a Thai rich guy on her trip to Thailand to learn about traditional dances.

Tình Xa

2003
Wild Reeds
N/A

A soldier returns home after the war, only to finds out his family thinks he is dead, and his wife has married another man.

Wild Reeds

1993
Another City
5.0

When the urban landscape shapes the human relations: a mature woman, a bride and a group of young people seek proximity in the anonymity of the big city.

Another City

2016
Cu Li Never Cries
8.0

A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband; meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage as the young couple ponders their gloomy future together. The present and the complex echoes of Vietnamese history are entwined before a contemplative and poetic perspective.

Cu Li Never Cries

2024
Aimless
2.0

Leaving their village to earn a living in the big city, Tham and Quy's relationship soon suffers in the face of impoverished conditions.

Aimless

2013
Wharf of Widows
8.0

At a rural village where most men have perished in the revolutions against French colonisers, their remaining widows and grieving mothers must bear the brunt of rigid patriarchal expectations placed upon them.

Wharf of Widows

2001
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Bước nhảy xì tin

2009
Heaven's Net
N/A

Forced into collaborating with his corrupted bosses, a bank director and his lover start to devise an intricate escape plan in case he gets prosecuted.

Heaven's Net

2003
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N/A

A petty criminal plans to take revenge on the neighbour who he believes to have reported him to the police.

The Neighbor's Son

1981
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A group of Vietnamese immigrants in Czech run a daily community newspaper as they wrestle with the harsh reality of a life far from home.

Two Horizons

2012
A Fool's Wisdom
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A Fool's Wisdom

1978
A Quiet School
N/A

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A Quiet School

2004
Blessed Land
5.5

In the dune landscape of a cemetery, or is it golf course? Past and present converge in the search for a grave.

Blessed Land

2019
The Part of Life I Want to Forget
N/A

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The Part of Life I Want to Forget

1980