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Eastern Edge Films will release the Vietnam–Korea family drama Leaving Mom in theaters across the U.S. and Canada on August 28, partnering with Vietnamese sales outfit Skyline Media. Marketing posts tied to the rollout indicate the film has secured 140-plus locations, with more being added ahead of opening day. A theatrical listing for New York reflects the same date, confirming a North American launch timed to late summer.

The feature, directed by Mo Hong-jin, follows a struggling street barber who must care for his mother as dementia advances, testing a bond frayed by years of hardship. Cast includes Tuan Tran, veteran star Hong Dao, Juliet Bao Ngoc, and a special appearance by South Korean actor Jung Il-woo. Industry coverage has highlighted the film’s production as the first equal 50/50 co-production between Vietnam and South Korea, a milestone for cross-border financing and creative control in the region.

Leaving Mom arrives...

Exclusive: Vietnamese sales agent Skyline Media is teaming with Eastern Edge Films to release Vietnam-Korean family drama Leaving Mom across 140 locations in the US and Canada.

Released in Vietnam on August 1, the film has pulled in box office of $5.7m from nearly two million admissions, becoming the highest-grossing Vietnamese film ever released in August and the fastest to reach those earnings during the month.

North America release is scheduled for August 28 in time for the Labor Day Weekend.

Directed by Mo Hong-jin (Missing You), the film stars Tuan Tran and Hong Dao who previously appeared together in Tran Thanh’s Mai, Vietnam’s highest-grossing film of all time. Their new pairing follows a young street barber who is struggling to care for his mother with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease. In a final attempt to give her the care she deserves, he travels to South Korea hoping to leave her in...

“Leaving Mom” is a Vietnam-Korean co-production and currently holds the record as the highest-grossing August release for a Vietnamese movie, earning over $5.7 million with more than 1.8 million admissions (as of August 14) and still showing in its local cinemas. The film is set for release in North America on August 28.

Leaving Mom is distributed by Skyline

The story follows Hoan, a young man who plays the role of a street clown to attract customers for his sidewalk haircutting business in order to support himself and his mother. However, Mrs. Hanh suffers from Alzheimer’s and essentially behaves like a child, frequently wandering off and acting in pedantic ways. To protect her from danger, Hoan sometimes has to tie her up in their cramped apartment. These desperate measures illustrate the chaos in his life, which is in disarray on every level.

One day, Hoan develops an illness of his own, and as...

Korean director Park Gyu Tae is set to direct Vietnam-Korea co-production Saigon Oppa.

The project came together following a government event held in Seoul labelled ‘Vietnam–South Korea Forum on Cultural Industry Development Cooperation’, which saw a film production agreement signed for Saigon Oppa as a co-production between South Korea’s Film Line and Vietnam’s Bhd.

The comedy adventure follows two reluctant Vietnamese husbands on a wild mission to track down their K-pop–obsessed wives in Seoul. It will feature director-writer Park trademark comedic elements such as misunderstandings, culture clashes, and language mix-ups.

The director is well known in...

Korean director Mo Hong-jin’s Vietnam-set family drama Leaving Mom marks the first ever equal partnership between the two countries in terms of investment and production responsibilities.

The film features a cast from both countries, including Tuan Tran (Mai), veteran Hong Dao (The Real Sister) and Juliet Bao Ngoc (Glorious Ashes) from Vietnam and Korean actor Jung Il-woo who is well known in Vietnam.

Director Mo whose previous credits include 2016’s Missing You and 2022’s My Girl, initiated the project after visiting Vietnam for the first time in 2022. He along with the Vietnamese cast attended the film’s media launch...