Skin of Youth
TITLE
Skin of Youth
by Ash Mayfair
Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, USA
2025
by Ash Mayfair
Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, USA
2025
SYNOPSIS
Ash Mayfair follows up her heralded debut, The Third Wife, with a luminously gritty love story set in 1990s Saigon. It follows the journeys of San (Tran Quan, in a star-making debut), who is saving up for the surgery that will affirm her identity, and her devoted lover Nam, a cage fighter who scrambles to help fund her transition. Their tender relationship is pushed to the brink when they become entangled in a dangerous underworld ruled by a mysterious, manipulative oligarch who becomes entranced with San during performances at his nightclub. A nuanced exploration of LGBTQ+ life and personal and political freedoms, the film is both raw and vibrant, opulent and dreamy, with color-saturated settings, sensuous camerawork, and emotionally charged performances.
ACCOLADES
New York Asian Film Festival 2025 (USA)
- In competition
CREDITS
Writer & Director: ASH MAYFAIR
Producers: TRAN THI BICH NGOC, ASH MAYFAIR, FRAN BORGIA
Co-Producer: YUJI SADAI
Associate Producer: KAYO YOSHIDA
Executive Producer: TRAN VIET ANH
Director of Photography: CHANANUN CHOTRUNGROJ
Colorist: YOV MOOR
Hair and Makeup: NGUYEN KIEU THU
Costume Designer: NGUYEN CONG MY HANH
Production Designer: DO AN
Editor: JULIE BEZIAU
Sound Mixer: EDOUARD MORIN
Music: TON THAT AN
Casting Director: HOANG TRAN MINH DUC
Cast: TRAN QUAN, VO DIEN GIA HUY, PHAN THI KIM NGAN, HAJIME INOUE
A production of ANNAM PRODUCTIONS, DONG A FILMS, AKANGA FILM ASIA, BITTERS END, MAYFAIR PICTURES
Producers: TRAN THI BICH NGOC, ASH MAYFAIR, FRAN BORGIA
Co-Producer: YUJI SADAI
Associate Producer: KAYO YOSHIDA
Executive Producer: TRAN VIET ANH
Director of Photography: CHANANUN CHOTRUNGROJ
Colorist: YOV MOOR
Hair and Makeup: NGUYEN KIEU THU
Costume Designer: NGUYEN CONG MY HANH
Production Designer: DO AN
Editor: JULIE BEZIAU
Sound Mixer: EDOUARD MORIN
Music: TON THAT AN
Casting Director: HOANG TRAN MINH DUC
Cast: TRAN QUAN, VO DIEN GIA HUY, PHAN THI KIM NGAN, HAJIME INOUE
A production of ANNAM PRODUCTIONS, DONG A FILMS, AKANGA FILM ASIA, BITTERS END, MAYFAIR PICTURES
TECHNICAL SPECS
Aspect Ratio: 1:1.85
Colour
Countries: VIETNAM, SINGAPORE, JAPAN, USA
Language: VIETNAMESE, FRENCH
Runtime: 121’
Sales Agent: DIVERSION
Colour
Countries: VIETNAM, SINGAPORE, JAPAN, USA
Language: VIETNAMESE, FRENCH
Runtime: 121’
Sales Agent: DIVERSION
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