Vampire lore gets reimagined in Daydreamers, a groundbreaking genre-bender set in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Our exclusive clip invites you to try a tasty bite in a high-end restaurant serving up a vampire feeding frenzy. The Vietnamese vampire genre-bender releases in theaters on May 2 before heading to all major digital platforms on […]
Daydreamers is one of the first vampire films to emerge from Vietnam and was nominated for six awards at the prestigious Vietnamese 2025 Ngoi Sao Xanh (New Face of the Year) Awards and won “Best Director” Timothy Linh Bui, “Best New Talent” Tran Ngoc Vang and “Best Production Design” An Do. As the trailer and exclusive clip below indicate, the vampre genre-bending showcases stunning visual effects.
“I wanted to tell a story about people who live within the shadows of a modern city,” states Bui. “I was inspired by the Vietnamese riverboat communities, who have been there for decades and are overlooked by those around them. As the ultimate outsiders, vampires are the perfect vehicle to explore that world. They exist in secrecy, live on the margins, and are defined by their need to remain hidden.”
Watch the clip below that sees sparks fly over a bloody meal in Daydreamers.
