ASEAN Film Week 2020 underway in Da Nang

Eight feature films and a cartoon produced by ASEAN member countries are being screened in Hanoi, HCM City, and the central city of Da Nang until July 27 as part of ASEAN Film Week 2020.
ASEAN Film Week 2020 underway in Da Nang ảnh 1Actress Cat Phuong (left) stars in Vietnam's The Happiness of a Mother, directed by Pham Huynh Dong. (Photo: dantri.com.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Eight feature films and a cartoon produced by ASEAN membercountries are being screened in Hanoi, HCM City, and the central city of DaNang until July 27 as part of ASEAN Film Week 2020.

In DaNang, the free screenings start at 7.30pm at Le Do Cinema in Tran Phu Street.

The ninefilms are “Ranggau, Thousand Incarnations” from Brunei, “Young Love” from Cambodia,“Aruna Dan Lidahnya” from Indonesia, “Expiration Date” from Laos, “Ejen Ali theMovie” from Malaysia, “Women of the Weeping River” from the Philippines, “TheWayang Kids” from Singapore, “App War” from Thailand, and “The Happiness of aMother” from Vietnam.

Directedby Pham Huynh Dong, “The Happiness of a Mother” is the moving story of a motherwith terminal cancer. She tries her best to help her little son, who is diagnosedwith autism.

Apartfrom Da Nang, the film week is also underway in Vietnam’s two major cities of Hanoiand HCM City.

Theregional event is being organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism as part of celebrations to mark Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship./.
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