United Nations screens Vietnamese film
(VOV) - A Vietnamese film titled The Floating Lives (Canh dong bat tan) directed by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh was screened on September 11 at an ASEAN Film Festival at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
The motion picture is based on Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tu's bestselling short story Boundless Rice Field, winner of the best short story prize from the Vietnam Writer's Association in 2007 and more recently the ASEAN Literature Award.
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The Floating Lives draw audiences into the colourful daily life of unsophisticated peasants scratching out a living in the beautiful but forgiving landscape of the immense, mysterious and prescient Mekong Delta.
The strengths, flaws and beauty of the characters tears at the audience hearts as they witness their search for the sustenance of life and love.
Speaking at the screening, Ambassador and Deputy Head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN Pham Quoc Tru said showing of Vietnamese films at such events helps international friends better understand different aspects of Vietnamese culture, land and people.