The cast is led by Kaycee, Trần
♪ A Vietnamese musical dream conquers theaters in North America ♪
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Stranger Things finale sparks fan backlashReel Citrus has acquired distribution rights for North America for the Vietnamese musical A Little Dream of Me , with a theatrical release scheduled for December 4. The film, directed by Chung Chí Công, includes an original 18-track soundtrack composed by music producer Phạm Hải Âu. Filming took place in three locations: Vietnam, South Korea and New York.
The cast is led by Kaycee, Trần Doãn Hoàng and Hữu Châu. The story follows two young dreamers who seek success in music, traveling the route from Hoi An and Saigon to Busan and New York. Veteran actor Hữu Châu plays the role of the deaf father of the female lead, a role that has received praise in Vietnam for how he represents people with hearing loss.
The project was produced by 30 Pictures, based in Saigon, headed by Chung. In the local market, the film grossed around $2 million (equivalent to 44 billion Vietnamese dong), setting a record as the highest-grossing musical in the history of cinema in this country. This success is remarkable given that the genre is rare in Vietnam, where the ticket market is dominated by horror films and family dramas.
In Vietnam, the film premiered on February
In terms of marketing and cultural impact, the film debuted in North America as the opening film at the Viet Film Fest in October. Việt Lê, executive director of the Vietnamese-American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA), the festival's organizer, commented that the operation and panel left the audience with tears of joy and a sense of wonder hidden in everyday life.
In Vietnam, the film premiered on February 27, 2026, with approximately 400 screens. The crowd responded quickly, and within three days the number of projections was expanded to over 1,200. The title and theme song were trending on TikTok, YouTube and Google Search, generating over 11,500 social media conversations. The theme song has surpassed 13 million views on YouTube and reached number two on the official IFPI Vietnam singles chart.
The film was the first Vietnamese title to have a collective song screening, with eight sold-out sessions bringing together over 1,500 fans. A live concert for the soundtrack, a premiere for a Vietnamese film, drew 700 spectators.
Brittany Tran, founder and CEO of Reel Citrus, said: This is a different kind of Vietnamese movie - it's a complete musical, it's joy and it's a family story. Vietnamese audiences turned the film into a hit by sharing the songs and singing together in cinemas. We want to bring the same experience to the audience here. The Vietnamese title [Cảm Ơn Người Đã Thức Cùng Tôi] means thank you for staying awake with me, and December is the perfect time to express it with your family in a movie theater.