Leon Le on Reframing Vietnam Beyond the Western Gaze: ‘Vietnamese Stories Have Been Told Through a Dated, Disrespectful, Ignorant Lens’
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For director Leon Le, the problem isn’t a lack of stories about Vietnam, instead it’s how they’ve been told. “Vietnamese stories have been told through a very dated, very disrespectful, ignorant lens,” he says. His sophomore film, “Ky Nam Inn,” in competition in the features section of the Fribourg International Film Festival, returns to 1980s […]
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Mar 29, 2026 7:57am PT Leon Le on Reframing Vietnam Beyond the Western Gaze: ‘Vietnamese Stories Have Been Told Through a Dated, Disrespectful, Ignorant Lens’ By Essie Assibu Plus Icon Essie Assibu Latest Fribourg Film Festival Sidebars Spotlight Colombia, Mothers in Film and Audience Picks 2 weeks ago How Fribourg Became a Window on the Global South, Including Hot Spots Like Lebanon and Iran: ‘For Many Directors, Filming Is a Matter of Survival’ 2 weeks ago Jonas d’Adesky Explores Identity and Memory in ‘Kwibuka, Remember’: ‘I Wanted to Be Outside the Cliches’ 4 months ago See All For director Leon Le , the problem isn’t a lack of stories about Vietnam, instead it’s how they’ve been told. “Vietnamese stories have been told through a very dated, very disrespectful, ignorant lens,” he says. His sophomore film, “Ky Nam Inn,” in competition in the features section of the Fribourg International Film Festival , returns to 1980s Saigon, following a translator, a war widow and her young son in the years after reunification. Related Stories 'KPop Demon Hunters 2' Confirmed by Netflix and Sony: 'This Is Only the Beginning'
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