Floating Lives
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- Movie: Floating Lives
- Vietnamese: CÁNH ĐỒNG BẤT TẬN
- Director: Phan Quang Binh Nguyen
- Writer: Ngu Nguy, Thi Ngoc Tu Nguyen (novel)
- Producer: Thi Bich Hanh Ngo
- Cinematographer: Tranh Nguyen
- World Premiere: October 2010 (Pusan International Film Festival)
- Release Date: October 22, 2010
- Runtime: 113 min.
- Language: Vietnamese
- Country: Vietnam
Plot
"Floating Lives" centers around a peasant family living in the Mekong Delta and a man’s search for romantic redemption. The peasant family consists of the father Mr. Vu, daughter Nuong and son Dien. The family lives nomadicaly on a boat after the father burned their house down in retaliation for his wife's infidelity.
One day, the children bring in a prostitute who was severely beaten by the townspeople ...
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (15th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 7-15 - New Currents *World Premiere
- 2010 (12th) Cinemanila International Film Festival - December 1-5
- 2011 (13th) Udine Far East Film - April 29-May 7, 2011 *European Premiere
- 2011 (9th) Reggio Emilia: Asian Film Festival - June 11-18, 2011 - Competition Section
- 2011 (24th) Singapore International Film Festival - September 15-25, 2011 - C'est La Vie
jayanthi ramesh Says:
Nov 01 2010 7:52 am
absolutely brilliant picture. the rugged hero speaks in silence.....each one of the characters has done justice to their roles..the visuals, the very subtle music, natural sounds enhance the quality of the movie. The absence of English sub-titles did not hamper the understanding of the picture.