Poster of the film Cha Cong Con (Father and Son) Hanoi (VNA) – The film Chacong con (Father and Son) has beaten out two other nominees to attempt torepresent Vietnamese cinema at the 2018 Oscars and is being submitted to theaward ceremony’s qualifying round.
The director Luong Dinh Dung said he is filledwith happiness and hopes his film will serve its mission well.
“We are planning a number of screenings forlocal audiences at schools and cinemas,” Dung said adding that he will continuemaking more art films.
Cha cong con was adapted from a short storyof the same name written by Dung in 1995.
The main character in the movie is a littleboy named Ca. He lives with his blind father, who has spent his entire life bythe river. Ca’s world revolves around the river and everything associated withit.
Ca dreams of touching the clouds and ofvisiting the fairy tale lands described by his father. However, the boy suffersfrom an incurable disease and cannot wait for the day his father has enoughmoney to take him to the doctor.
The film won the Best Cinematography awardat the 17th Milano International Film Festival, Best Foreign Feature andSpecial Jury Award for Outstanding Cinematography at the 26th ArizonaInternational Film Festival, and Indie Spirit Best Storyline award at the 15thBoston International Film Festival.-VNA
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