
IDFA 2025
Market Screening: Child of Dust
Weronika Mliczewska
Poland, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Sweden, Qatar
2025
93 min
Sang is one of countless children left behind by American soldiers after the Vietnam War—unwanted, discriminated against, and scarred by a war that took more than just his father. When Sang unexpectedly locates his gravely ill father in the U.S., he becomes determined to meet him, even though it comes at a price. The only way to fulfill this need is to move to the U.S. permanently, leaving behind his beloved wife, daughter, and grandson. In this foreign land, he struggles to find his place—not only in a society that sees him as an outsider but also within an American family that never knew of his existence. Cultural barriers collide when the past catches up with the present in the least expected ways.
Credits
Director
Weronika Mliczewska
Weronika Mliczewska
Production
Chi Minh de Leo for ClubHouse Films,
Bao Nguyen,
Weronika Mliczewska for Ya Man Studio
Chi Minh de Leo for ClubHouse Films,
Bao Nguyen,
Weronika Mliczewska for Ya Man Studio
Co-production
Antonio Russo Merenda,
Andrzej Łucjanek,
Mateusz Wajda,
Paweł Ziemilski,
Michal Sikora,
Magda Cichecka
Antonio Russo Merenda,
Andrzej Łucjanek,
Mateusz Wajda,
Paweł Ziemilski,
Michal Sikora,
Magda Cichecka
Editing
Marcin Sucharski,
Mateusz Romaszkan
Marcin Sucharski,
Mateusz Romaszkan
Involved TV Channel
Telewizja Polska TVP,
Al Jazeera
Telewizja Polska TVP,
Al Jazeera
World Sales
Rise and Shine World Sales
Rise and Shine World Sales
Screening copy
Ya Man Studio
Ya Man Studio