The Building
1999, Vietnamese. Directed by Việt Linh.
On May 1, 1975 with Viet Cong troops march through Saigon celebrating their victory. Tham, caretaker of Victory Hotel, a relatively small establishment in downtown Saigon, nervously observes these celebrations. The owners have fled Saigon and the hotel is to be requisitioned by the new government. Tham wonders what his fate will be under the new regime. The next day he is told that that the hotel is to be transformed into a collective flat for the Viet Cong cadre and their families now entering the city. Tham is not hostile to this but is concerned about his place in the new set up. Will he still have a job? Will he be treated as an enemy?
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Vietnamese
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- Released
- 1 April 1999
- Original title
- Chung cư
- Country
- France, Vietnam
- Written by
- Việt Linh
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The Building runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Building isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1999. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Building?
The Building (1999) was directed by Việt Linh and stars Mai Thành, Đơn Dương, Minh Trang.