Charlie Nguyen
Biography
Nguyễn Chánh Trực (born 25th November 1968 in Saigon, South Vietnam), better known as Charlie Nguyễn, is a Vietnamese-American director, screenwriter and producer. Considered a front runner in commercial Vietnamese cinema, he had the record of highest grossing Vietnamese film with "Fool for Love" and its spin off "Let Hoi Decide" until the release of Phan Gia Nhật Linh's remake of "Sweet 20" in late 2015.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Dom DP
In an abandoned amusement park, a shoestring budget horror film is rolling. The crew features a "washed‐up yet unwavering" director, a leading couple whose onscreen romance has bled into real life, and a hot‐tempered makeup artist. The true nightmare begins when the director performs a "Blood Moon Ritual" meant to force genuine terror from his actors, no acting, only real fear and real tears.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Antoine
Typically you know what you are getting into when you go see a movie billed as "romantic comedy." And often they lack romance or comedy and sometimes both. Not to mention that the simplicity of the characters often make the movie very predictable. That said, romantic comedies often don't work overall and viewers are left with a few good moments here or there. All that is said to explain what you won't find in "Fool For Love." That is because the two main characters, in particular Dustin Nguyen's character "Dung" have a complexity to them that creates a real life foundation from which the romance and comedy can be built.