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Time: 20:00 Friday, June 18th 2010
Venue: TPD Center – 22A Hai Ba Trung (Second Floor), Hanoi.
Agenda
- 19:45: Reception
- 20:00: Opening remark
- 20:05: Screening of the film Adrift
- 21:55: Discussion with director Bui Thac Chuyen

Booking:
- Via email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
- Directly at TPD Center
- Via phone (invitation delivery at door)

Methods of contribution
- Direct donation at TPD Center (for direct booking method).
- Home donation (for phone booking)
- Each contribution should be greater than 100,000 VND

Facility
- Full HD projector (1920x1080)
- Wide screen
- Digital sound 5.1
- 24-seat screening room.

About Adrift (2009)

Director: Bui Thac Chuyen
Cast: Do Thi Hai Yen, Duy Khoa, Pham Linh Dan, Johnny Tri Nguyen
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 110 mins
Plot: Duyen is getting married. She thinks she loves her fiance, who is two years younger. But what does that actually mean? The tempestuous wedding ends without romance. The naive bridegroom turns out to be a mother's boy. He is carried into the bedroom blind drunk and is later incapable of consummating the marriage. Through a jealous girlfriend, Duyen finds herself in the circles of a charming man of the world who has no respect for faithfulness or morality and who awakens confusing feelings in her. The inexperienced husband has meanwhile crossed the path of a teenage girl who fled her father.
Award:
- FIPRESCI Prize Award – Venice Film Festival
- Three nomination of Asia film award for best scrift writer, Best Director of photographie, Best Composer.
- Gold Kite for Best Cinematography – Vietnam Cinema Association
- Golden Kite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Vietnam Cinema Association

• “…a subtle, melancholy exploration of erotic angst and uncomfortable awakening. “Adrift” evokes a culture whose puritanical restraints have begun to loosen, allowing dangerous sparks to fly. Once desire has been unleashed, smugly settling for less is no longer a comfortable option.” (Stephen Holden- The New York Times)

• “Director Bui Thac Chuyen skilfully uses languid takes to highlight the emptiness and solitude of the characters, while slowly expanding the story to encompass a whole cast of fascinating personalities. Even more remarkable are the moments of sheer eroticism – all subtly executed with nary a glimpse of flesh.” (Raymond Phathanavirangoon – Toronto international film festival)

• “…an elegant, sophisticated home-grown movie to compare with the best in current East-Asian cinema. Adrift is rooted in precise and beautiful social observation, but it explores an emotional-sexual conundrum as cruel and convoluted as anything in Les Liaisons Dangereuses…” (Tony Rayns – London Int. Film festival)

• “Living in Fear” vividly portrays the wounds left by the Vietnam War, wounds salted by social pressure and anxiety. The director handled this unique subject matter with maximum impact through powerful cinematic elements.” (Gertjan Zuilhof – Rotterdam Int. Film Festival)

• Deliberate direction and solid performances from an unassuming cast give the picture a measured feel (Critic’s Notebook)

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Contact
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