Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere
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| Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere | |
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| Đập cánh giữa không trung | |
| Directed by | Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp |
| Written by | Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp |
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| Music by | Pierre Aviat |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Language | Vietnamese |
Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere is a 2014 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp.
Plot
[edit]Huyền is a college student. Her boyfriend, Tùng, works for the city and enjoys illegal cockfighting. They live together in the capital, far away from their families. Tùng always wants to make love with Huyền, which results in Huyền's discovery of pregnancy. The couple, which never has enough money to make ends meet, decides to abort.
Reception
[edit]Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere has received mostly favourable reviews from critics. Guy Lodge from Variety wrote "Vietnamese helmer Diep Hoang Nguyen's sly, sensual, politically probing debut is a knocked-up drama with a difference".[1]
Accolades
[edit]Venice International Film Festival
- FEDEORA Best Film - won[2]
Ha Noi International Film Festival
- Jury Special Award for Length Film - won[3]
Fribourg International Film Festival
- The Youth Jury and the Exchange Award - won
- Special Mention of International Jury - won
- The Ecumenical Jury Award - won
- Jury Prize - won
International Film Festival Bratislava
- Best Director - won
- New Auteurs - nominated
Toronto International Film Festival
- Grolsch People’s Choice Award - nominated
References
[edit]An Interview with the Director, Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp
External links
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