Screening of Film “Bi, Don’t be Afraid”

Fri 04 Jul 2014, 8 7.30 pm
TPD

From TPD:

At 8 pm on Friday 04 July 2014, TPD Center will organize a program on ‘Friday Night with Vietnam Cinema’ with the screening of the film Bi, Don’t be Afraid (director Phan Dang Di).

Different from other non-profit screenings on Saturday afternoon, the program Friday with Vietnam Cinema is a fundraising event. In this program, we are calling out for audiences’ contribution to continue the operation of TPD Center in the future.

About Bi, don’t be afraid

Year: 2010
Director: Di Phan Dang
Cast: Tran Tien, Hoa Thuy, Ha Phong, Thanh Minh
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Language: Vietnamese with English subtitles
Synopsis: In an old house in Hanoi, Bi, a 6-year-old child lives with his parents, his aunt and their cook. His favorite playgrounds are an ice factory and the wild grass along the river. After being absent for years, his grandfather, seriously ill, reappears and settles at their house. While Bi gets closer to his grandfather, his father tries to avoid any contact with his family. Every night, he gets drunk and goes and see his masseuse, for whom he feels a quiet strong desire. Bi’s mother turns a blind eye on it. The aunt, still single, meets a 16-year-old young boy in the bus. Her attraction to him moves her deeply.
Awards:
– ACID/CCAS Award – Cannes Film Festival
– Best First Feature Film and Best Cinematography Stockholm International Film Festival.
– Special Mention Vancouver International Film Festival
– New Talent Award – Asia-Hong Kong Film Festival.

Quotes
“With two overdone sex scenes, Bi Don’t Be Afraid is easily one of the most controversial films in Vietnam recently and polarising critics’ opinions, but it offers more than explicit nudity to the artsy minds” Trang Le – Japan Cinema
“Bi, Don’t Be Afraid is a complicated and difficult film, yet human and infinitely relatable, and well worth watching.” Tom Ellis – Asian American Film Festival 2011

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FzGgUw3f6o[/youtube]

Entry: 20,000 VND (donation for TPD’s fund for movie talents)

The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents was established with the purposes of designing and implementing programs to assist and develop movie talents and other activities for the development of Vietnamese cinema.

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents 51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi Tel: 04 39366559 Fax: 04 39366582 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tpdmovie.com.vn