Documentary film on Hoang Sa screened in France

A documentary film on the Hoang Sa archipelago by Vietnamese French director Andre Menras was screened at the Vietnamese Culture Centre in Paris on May 11.
A documentary film on the Hoang Sa archipelago by Vietnamese Frenchdirector Andre Menras was screened at the Vietnamese Culture Centre inParis on May 11.

The film entitled “Hoang Sa Vietnam: Noi dau matmat” (Vietnam’s Hoang Sa: Pain and Loss) reflected the life offishermen in the coastal district of Binh Son and the island district ofLy Son, the central province of Quang Ngai. Despite difficulties,fishermen go fishing, affirming sovereignty over the sea and islands.

Imagesof widows and orphans whose husbands and fathers died during voyagesfor earning their living and for the Fatherland’s sacred territorialtouched the heart of the audiences.

Menras told Vietnamese NewsAgency correspondents that he has visited Vietnam for many times tomeet local people and authorities to better his understanding of thenature and the live of fishermen in the central region.

He said he continues to screen the films and raise fund for needy fishermen in Vietnam .

Earlier,the film was presented in other French cities such as Toulouse andBeziers and some European countries like Germany , the CzechRepublic and Poland.-VNA

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