Film “Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung” to attend at the Venice Film International Festival

(Cinet)- Film “Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung” (Flapping in The Middle of Nowhere) by director Nguyen Hoang Diep will be screened at the Venice Film International Festival. The film will also compete at “Luigi De Laurentiis” award.

Flapping in The Middle of Nowhere tells the story of a young woman who is desperately trying to find money for an abortion.

Eventually, a man offers help, but she is reluctant to take his money because he is in love with her.

The film is among eight others to vie for the Luigi De Laurentiis award at the festival’s International Critics’ Week. The other countries are France, Italy and China, along with Germany, Palestine, Serbia and Iran.

The Lion of The Future Venice Award is presented to a feature-length film making its debut in any one of the competitive sections of the festival (Official Selection and Independent and Parallel Sections).

It will include a cash prize of US$100,000, offered by Filmauro di Aurelio e Luigi de Laurentiis, to be divided equally between the director and the producer.

The world’s oldest film festival will open on August 27 and last to Sept 06 with jury president Alexandre Desplat heading a judging panel that includes British actor Tim Roth, Palestinian director Elia Suleiman and Italian actor Carlo Verdone.

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