Ngoc Giau is a renowned Vietnamese actress who was born on July 13, 1945, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She began acting in the 1950s and has since gone on to star in hundreds of dramas, movies, and TV shows, bagging the titles of Distinguished Artist (in 1979) and People’s Artist (in 2011) during the course of her career. Some of her more recent works include the movies “Tam Cam: The Untold Story” (2016) and “The Eyes” (2020).

Ngoc Giau

Ngoc Nu (Le Giang) runs arguably the most famous crab noodle soup stall in the Thu Duc neighborhood of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). Now middle-aged and divorced, she has become the non-nonsense matriarch of her family, which comprises her aging mother and two young daughters, as well as the eldest daughter’s husband. Her bad experiences with her ex-husband have scarred her, and she now mistrusts men. Even men who stop off to buy noodles at her stall are afraid of her wrath.

Ngoc Nu has high hopes for her youngest daughter, Ngoc Nhi (Uyen An). Soon to turn 20, Ngoc Nu hopes Ngoc Nhi will study finance and make a career for herself. But Ngoc Nhi has other plans. She would rather work as a craftsperson, something that her mother deeply disapproves of. Matters come to a head, however, when Ngoc Nhi meets a dashing young man named at a party. They fall for one another right away. But both the young man’s wealthy parents and the domineering Ngoc Nu disapprove of the relationship. Will Ngoc Nu have her way – or will her free-spirited daughter strike out on her own?

“The House of No Man” is a 2023 Vietnamese movie that was directed by Tran Thanh.

House of No Man

Trang (Thu Trang) is a talented and wealthy painter who suffers serious injuries when she is involved in a car crash that leaves her in a coma. When she comes to, she discovers that she has lost her memory. But something is now untoward about her eyes, as she is suddenly able to see spirits...and much more. She can discern the maid’s bitter thoughts, and perceive layers of meaning in the housekeeper’s gaze. And her dreams are haunted by visions of a mysterious woman who is bleeding from the eyes.

As she attempts to get to the bottom of things, she learns that her corneas have been grafted from a formerly popular singer named Lisa (Bao Thanh). Trang decides to investigate and finds that Lisa has vanished. As she begins to dig deeper, she begins to learn unsettling things about the past, and her husband Truong (Quoc Truong).

“The Eyes” is a 2020 Vietnamese film that was directed by Nhat Trung.

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