Finished
Farewell Halong
What is it about?
The 46-year old Nguyen Van Cuong is living with his family on a self-made cabin on a raft offshore Ha Long Bay in Northern Vietnam. For him life on the water is pretty normal – since generations his family sleeps, cooks and works here. But the idyll is deceptive. The government is planning to relocate the swimming village ashore. Cuong is undecided. He is heading towards an uncertain future – ashore or offshore.
Staff, Cast & Production
Direction
Duc Ngo Ngoc
Script
Duc Ngo Ngoc
Camera
Pham Ngoc Lan, Nguyen Tien Dat
Production
42film GmbH (DE)
Funding
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)
Movie Data
Genre
Documentary
Language
Vietnamese
Countries
Germany
Year
2017
Runtime
98 min.
Cinema Release
19.04.2018
State
Finished
Festivals & Awards
- Cottbus Film Festival 2017 // Dialogue Award for understanding between cultures
- Viet Film Fest 2018, California
- Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2018
- achtung Berlin Festival 2018 // Special Mention of the Documentary Jury
- Festival "Der neue Heimatfilm" Freistadt 2018 // Special Mention by the Jury
- Provinziale Eberswalde 2018 // Special Prize