Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc
Cu Li Never Cries

Nguyễn Thị Minh Châu, Hoàng Hà
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc | Cu Li Never Cries by Phạm Ngọc Lân
VNM, SGP, FRA, PHL, NOR 2024, Panorama
© Cadence Studio

Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc | Cu Li Never Cries by Phạm Ngọc Lân
VNM, SGP, FRA, PHL, NOR 2024, Panorama
© Cadence Studio

Lê Ngọc Thuý Nga, Lê Thị Hà Phương
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc | Cu Li Never Cries by Phạm Ngọc Lân
VNM, SGP, FRA, PHL, NOR 2024, Panorama
© Cadence Studio
With
- Minh Châu (Mrs. Nguyện (Auntie))
- Hà Phương (Vân)
- Xuân An (Quang)
- Hoàng Hà (Waiter)
- Cao Sang (Quang’s best friend)
- Tâm Anh (Tâm Anh)
Crew
Director | Phạm Ngọc Lân |
Screenplay | Phạm Ngọc Lân, Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang |
Cinematography | Vũ Hoàng Triều, Nguyễn Vinh Phúc, Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan |
Editing | Julie Béziau |
Music | Trần Kim Ngọc |
Producers | Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang, Trần Thị Bích Ngọc |
Co-Producers | Su Ching Teh, Weijie Lai, Claire Lajoumard, Bradley Liew, Bianca Balbuena, Verona Meier |
Co-Production |
Purple Tree Content Singapur E&W Films Singapur Acrobates Films Paris Epicmedia Productions Inc Manila Ape & Bjørn / Storm Films Oslo |
World Sales
Produced by
Cadence Studio
An Nam Productions

Phạm Ngọc Lân, Nguyễn Thị Minh Châu, Hoàng Hà, Lê Thị Hà Phương
The director and the actors at the premiere.
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc · Panorama · Feb 20, 2024

Phạm Ngọc Lân
The director on the Red Carpet at Zoo Palast.
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc · Panorama · Feb 20, 2024

Katrin Pors, Phạm Ngọc Lân
The jury member handing over the award to the director.
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc · Panorama · GWFF Best First Feature Award · Feb 24, 2024

Phạm Ngọc Lân
The director is happily accepting the award.
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc · Panorama · GWFF Best First Feature Award · Feb 24, 2024

Nghiêm Quỳnh Trang, Phạm Ngọc Lân, Nguyễn Thị Minh Châu
The director (centre) with his trophy, a viewfinder, the film’s producer (left) and the leading actor (right).
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc · Panorama · GWFF Best First Feature Award · Feb 24, 2024

Andréa Picard, Eliza Hittman, Phạm Ngọc Lân, Katrin Pors
The awardee (2nd from the right) and the Jury GWFF Best First Feature Award.
Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc · Panorama · GWFF Best First Feature Award · Feb 24, 2024
Phạm Ngọc Lân

Born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam. After studying urban planning at Hanoi Architectural University, he taught himself filmmaking. His short films have already been presented twice at the Berlinale with Another City in 2016 and Blessed Land in 2019. Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc is his debut feature film.
Filmography
2011 Chuyện Mọi Nhà (The Story of Ones); short film 2016 Thành Phố Khác (Another City); short film 2019 Một Khu Đất Tốt (Blessed Land); short film 2020 Giòng Sông Không Nhìn Thấy (The Unseen River); short film 2024 Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc (Cu Li Never Cries)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024