Vietnamese classic to be screened at ASEAN Film Festival
Vietnam will present the classic film, Bao Gio Cho Den Thang Muoi (When October Comes) at ASEAN Film Festival 2017, which kicked off in Cambodia on September 8.
Actress Le Van stars in Vietnam’s classic film Bao Gio Cho Den Thang Muoi (When October Comes (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will presentthe classic film, Bao Gio Cho Den Thang Muoi (When October Comes) atASEAN Film Festival 2017, which kicked off in Cambodia on September 8.
Jointly held by Cambodia’s information ministryand the embassies of the 10 ASEAN nations, the event commemorates the 50thanniversary of the forming of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN).
Each embassy will select a film from its countryto be screened on the National Television of Kampuchea (TVK) and Royal ArmedForces Television Channel 5 (TV5) at 10pm every day for the duration of thefestival.
Other films that will be aired include PeeMak (Thailand), Ada Apa Dengan Rina (Brunei), Lousiss LovesBai Tong (Laos), By Coincidence (Myanmar) and Price ofLove (Cambodia).
Director Dang Nhat Minh’s When OctoberComes, released in 1984, is a haunting portrayal of one woman’s struggle withloss and personal sacrifice during the war. Many local and internationalcritics consider it to be the greatest Vietnamese movie ever made.
The film won a Special Jury Award at the HawaiiInternational Film Festival in 1985 as well as a Golden Lotus at the VietnamNational Film Festival in the same year. It was selected by CNN as one of the18 all-time best Asian films.
The ASEAN Film Festival will run until September15. -VNA
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Actress Le Van stars in Vietnam’s classic film Bao Gio Cho Den Thang Muoi (When October Comes (Source: VNA) 
