Vietnam’s Mockingbird Pictures is heading to the Beijing International Film Festival with “A ‘Good’ Best Luck,” a dark comedy drama drawing on local spiritual folk traditions.
Directed by Khương Ngọc and Tấn Hoàng Thông for VIC.N Studio, the film centers on Tâm, a young delivery worker whose heart condition from birth leads him into a strange folk ritual called “lying in a coffin” – a practice held to transform one’s destiny through the symbolic act of death. Dương Hải Yến serves as executive producer.
The cast is led by Hồng Đào, one of Vietnam’s most widely recognised performers, whose turn in Netflix’s “Beef” brought her to a global audience. She also appeared in “Mai” (2023), among the biggest box office draws in Vietnamese film history. Khương Ngọc and Hồng Đào have worked together before, on dramas “The Real Sister” and “My Little Grandma.” Võ Tấn Phát plays the lead role.
“A ‘Good’ Best Luck is a deeply local story, but one that speaks to universal questions about fate and responsibility,” said Dương Hải Yến. “It reflects how people turn to belief systems when pushed to the edge and how real change ultimately comes from within.”
Mockingbird Pictures holds worldwide distribution rights and is pursuing both theatrical openings across the region and deals with international streaming platforms. Talks with prospective buyers are ongoing.
“As global audiences continue to embrace authentic, culturally rooted storytelling, we see ‘A “Good” Best Luck’ as a film with strong potential to travel and connect with audiences beyond Vietnam,” said Phong Duong, business director of Mockingbird Pictures.
The film, whose Vietnamese title is “Lên Hương,” is in its final production phase and is pencilled in for a Vietnam release in the final quarter of 2026. Mockingbird plans to take the project to further festivals and markets in the months ahead.
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