The Anniversary

Name: The Anniversary
Genre: Short
Released: 2003-01-19
Duration: 27 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Jayvee Mai The Hiep, Ngoc Lam, Chi Binh, Don Duong, So'n Tùng

IMDb ID: tt0390846 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 8.1 (53 votes)

Genres: Short

In 1963 a boy and his mother are left in Saigon while his father and brother flee to seek shelter from religious persecution in North Vietnam. The two brothers meet as strangers in a hapless confrontation during the war in 1973. T...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesVietnam: Ngày Giỗ
Poland: Rocznica (Festival Title)
United States: The Anniversary
Ngày GiỗRelease Date2003-01-19Runtime27 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesVietnameseFilming LocationsUSAProduction CompaniesUCLA School of Film and TelevisionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390846/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0390846.jpgUpdated At2025-10-07T06:49:14

Stars

Jayvee Mai The Hiep
Ngoc Lam
Chi Binh
Don Duong
So'n Tùng
Ngô Thái Uyên

Directors

Ham Tran

Writers

Ham Tran

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jayvee Mai The Hiep | Character: Hung
Actor: Ngoc Lam | Character: Hiep
Actor: Chi Binh | Character: Young Hiep
Actor: Don Duong | Character: Father
Actor: So'n Tùng | Character: Young Hung
Actor: Ngô Thái Uyên | Character: Mother

[Directors Group]
Name: Ham Tran | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ham Tran | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Lam Nguyen | Role: Producer
Name: Ham Tran | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Christopher Wong | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Guillermo Rosas | Role: Cinematographer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Thao T. Vu | Role: Costume Designer

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Brad Robinson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: James Berek | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jon Tendrich | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Dominic Pereira | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Alice Chen | Role: Costume Department

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United States: January 19, 2003 (Slamdance Film Festival)
United States: March 2003 (USA Film Festival)
United States: October 9, 2003 (Austin Film Festival)
United States: November 21, 2003 (International Buddhist Film Festival)
Poland: April 1, 2007 (Vietnamese Film Festival)
United States: March 2, 2008 (International Buddhist Film Festival)
United Kingdom: May 14, 2009 (International Buddhist Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

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