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Czech-Vietnamese Film ‘Summer School, 2001’ Set for US Release
Dužan Duong’s film Summer School, 2001 is coming to the United States after its 2025 debut at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
The film is described as the first Czech-Vietnamese feature film and follows 17-year-old Kien, who returns to his family’s market stall in Cheb, Czech Republic, after 10 years in Vietnam.
His return leads to a difficult summer as the family tries to become whole again.
The film opens in selected US cinemas on Dec.
11, with screenings planned in areas including Southern California, the Bay Area, Houston, Seattle and Washington, D.C. It will stream on Amazon from Dec.
18, followed by a global rollout.
The release brings a story about Vietnamese families in Europe to US audiences, while the film’s awards include a Czech Lion for its screenplay and the best feature award at Viet Film Fest.
The Czech-Vietnamese feature Summer School, 2001 will open in a limited U.S. theatrical release on Dec. 11.
Reel Citrus, a Los Angeles-based distributor, will release the film at Cinemark cinemas.
The film will begin streaming on Amazon on Dec. 18 before a global rollout.
It follows 17-year-old Kien, who returns to his family’s market stall in the Czech town of Cheb after 10 years in Vietnam.
The film won awards in the Czech Republic and at Viet Film Fest.
- Who
- Reel Citrus is releasing the film. The feature is the debut of writer-director Dužan Duong.
- What
- Summer School, 2001 is coming to U.S. cinemas and Amazon.
- When
- The limited theatrical release begins Dec. 11, followed by streaming on Amazon from Dec. 18.
- Where
- The film will open at Cinemark cinemas in the United States and later roll out globally.
- Why
- Reel Citrus says it chose theaters to reach communities the film speaks to, including Vietnamese American and Central and Eastern European communities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Summer School, 2001 had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
The film is scheduled to open in a limited U.S. theatrical release at Cinemark cinemas.
The film is scheduled to begin streaming on Amazon.
- Director
- Dužan Duong
- U.S. theatrical release
- Dec. 11
- Amazon streaming
- Dec. 18
- Lead character
- 17-year-old Kien
- Setting
- Cheb, a small town on the Czech border
- Czech cinema audience
- More than 20,000 moviegoers during its run in Czech cinemas
What people are saying
At a time when immigration and belonging are front-page news in both the U.S. and Europe, the release brings two diasporas into the same theater,
Our diaspora is global, and when Vietnamese communities in the U.S. see the communities in Europe, we realize how much we share.
We know we’re opening the week before Dune and Avengers, so we’re competing with the gods.