We Used to Take the Long Way Home
Director: An Nguyen
Producer: Max Retik, Hoa Pham
Screenwriter: An Nguyen
Cinematographer: Max Retik
Cast: Thao Hien, Cong Thanh, Thien Hoang, Thu Giang
Release Year: 2025
Language: Vietnamese
Subtitle: English (United States)
Country: Vietnam
Genre: Drama
Returning to Vietnam for the first time since middle school, a teenage girl reunites with old friends for a nostalgic summer roadtrip to 'Lake Perfect'. Racing through the countryside and armed with her camera, she attempts to uncover how much of what she left behind remains unchanged, only to discover the past she hoped to reclaim has been invariable altered by time. This film is a coming-of-age road movie about the hottest days of summer and friendship that spans across the ocean of time.