Velvet-Eyed Loan

One of the best Vietnamese films of 1992 by director Lê Dân and the highlight of actress Việt Trinh's career.

Pregnant after being sexually violated by her stepfather as a punishment for starting a relationship with a professor, Tran Thi Diem Chau runs away from home to live with her friend Thu Hong, a sympathetic nightclub dancer who pays for her abortion and education at a Catholic boarding school. Just when Diem Chau begins to leave behind her painful past, the young woman receives the news of Thu Hong's injuries from an acid attack.

Three close friends venture to investigate the identity of a handsome man who frequents the cafe opposite their high school

The story takes place in a boarding high school with many boys and girls. The collective life of students, school activities, daily joys and sorrows, the relationship between teachers and students, school friendship are the main points of the film.

In 1960s South Vietnam, an undercover agent slowly works his way up through the ranks of Ngô Đình Diệm's administration to become one of its most prominent advisors