FVH Film Night: Screening of “Sandy Lives”

Thu 22 Mar 2018, 7.30 – 9 pm
Vietnam Feature Films studio (VFS)
4 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho district, Hanoi

From the organizer:

This complex, engaging film from the late 1990s by Director Thanh Van is based on the excellent script of writer Nguyen Quang Lap who was inspired by the novel “Three people at the train station” (By Huu Phuong). The film addresses the long-lasting effects of war on people’s lives in a sea-side village somewhere in Central Viet Nam.

A man named Canh, is returning to his village after a 20 years’ absence, after Vietnam’s reunification. His wife, Thoa, has been faithfully awaiting his return. However, her hopes of reuniting with her husband and quietly passing their days together is given a swift kick into the dust. The unpleasant reality is that he has remarried and fathered a child during his absence. Will Canh stay with Thoa or will he continue his new life with his second wife, Tam?

Skillfully acted and directed, Sandy Lives is full of subtleties and cultural insights, particularly for non-Vietnamese. By reflecting on the intrinsic trauma of people, especially women in the aftermath of the war, Sandy Lives won various domestic and international outstanding prizes, including:

– Golden prize, Asian Pacific Film Festival 2000;
– Golden Lotus, the 13rd Vietnam Film Festival;
– Special prize, International Film Festival Amiens 2000 held in France – OCIC Award and Special Mention;

Production year: 1999
Duration: 90 minutes
Subtitle: English

Donation: 150,000vnd
Limit: 50 people
Contact: Film group, [email protected]

Motorbikes and Cycles
Parking fees @ the Studio – 5,000 vnd motorbike; 2,000 vnd for a cycle; 10,000 vnd for car

Notes:
– Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive our reply email.
– Please arrive by 7.15pm latest to collect and pay for your ticket at VFS. As a courtesy to those on the waiting list – please cancel if you can’t come (phone 0948 057 157).
– Reserved seating tickets are allocated on a first come – first served basis. We don’t pre-book seating but if you come early you can get one of the big comfy armchair seats.

Refreshments
– Saigon or Hanoi Beer 20,000 VND per bottle
– Bottle of water complimentary
– In the alley outside the studios are number of good food stalls for you to enjoy a pre-film dinner.

Please note that full joining instructions, venue information and location of the viewing theatre will be sent to all those who RSVP a few days before the film.

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