Before the Sea Forgets
5.9
On Da Nang's peninsula, where echoes of war linger, a gay tourist couple searches for a forgotten Vietnamese soldier's grave, shadowed by a mysterious skate crew carving their own paths.
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Cast
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Ngọc Duy Lê Director
First release May 21, 2025 · Produced in Singapore · Production 13 Little Pictures
Production
WBSB Films
Production
13 Little Pictures
Production
Singapore
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Languages
Original language
Vietnamese
Spoken on screen
Vietnamese
Release dates
France · May 21, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
March 9, 2026 · Premiere · Perth Queer Film Festival
Canada
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Festival du nouveau cinéma
China
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Beijing International Short Film Festival
France
November 21, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Chéries Chéris - Paris
Indonesia
November 30, 2025 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Macao SAR China
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Macao International Short Film Festival
Philippines
November 16, 2025 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Portugal
September 24, 2025 · Premiere · Queer Lisboa
Singapore
December 6, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
April 24, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Short Film Festival
Switzerland
August 12, 2025 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Taiwan
April 28, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Harvest Film Festival
Thailand
October 13, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
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