Vampiresstalk modern-day Vietnam in the new horror filmDaydreamers. In a new Collider-exclusive trailer, the streets of Ho Chi Minh City run red with blood as two brothers take different paths to exploring their inhumanity. The film will have a limited theatrical release starting May 2, with a wider release to follow; it will be released digitally and on video on demand on June 3.
In our exclusive trailer, we meet Nhat (Tran Ngoc Vang), a young vampire who’s been raised in the country and taught to suppress his bloodsucking urges. Soon, his long-lost brother Marco (Thuan Nguyen) comes back into his life and introduces him to a new way of life in the city, where vampires run rampant and prey upon the city’s human inhabitants. However, there he also meets Ha (Trinh Thao), a rebellious girl who forces him to break vampire law. Now, the city’s ageless vampire queen Trieu (Vietnamese superstarChi Pu) wants Nhat and Ha dead and sends her undead legions to find them. Meanwhile, another group of vampires, the Daydreamers, strive to become human again. As Nhat races to survive, he must face his own brother, who’s become Trieu’s lover — and one or both may not live to see another sunrise.
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Daydreamerswas written by Vietnamese-American filmmakerTimothy Linh Bui(Powder Blue); he also wrote the script withDoan Si Nguyen. It was produced by Bui,Anh Tran, andIrene Trinh. It is distributed in the US by Dark Star Pictures.
Daydreamerswill bereleased in theaters in fifteen US cities on May 2, with a wider release to follow; it will bereleased digitally and on video on demand on June 3. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates, and watch the new trailer forDaydreamersabove and the new poster below.
