Screening of “Adrift” at TPD

Friday 08 Apr 2011, 8 pm
TPD

From TPD:
TPD Center will organize a program on ‘Friday Night with Vietnam Cinema’ with the screening of the film Adrift (director Bui Thac Chuyen).

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.

Agenda
– 19:30: Reception
– 20:00: Screening of the film Adrift (with English Subtitle)

Booking:
– Via email ( [email protected] ).
– 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)
– Suggested Donation 50,000 VND

Facility
– Full HD projector (1920×1080)
– Wide screen
– Digital sound 5.1
– 20-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.

Awards
– 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

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.