Choi voi

Choi voi
Directed by	Bui Thac Chuyen
Written by	Phan Dang Di
Starring	Linh Dan Pham Do Thi Hai Yen Johnny Tri Nguyen Nguyen Duy Khoa
Music by	Ngoc Dai
Cinematography	Ly Thai Dung
Editing by	Feature Film Studio n°1 (Vietnam) Acrobates Films (France)
Release date(s)	September 6, 2009 (2009-09-06) (Venice)
Running time	110 minutes[1]
Country	Vietnam
Language	Vietnamese

Choi voi (Vietnamese: Chơi vơi; English: Adrift^[1]) is a 2009 Vietnamese film directed by Bui Thac Chuyen and stars Linh Dan Pham, Do Thi Hai Yen, Johnny Tri Nguyen and Nguyen Duy Khoa. Hai Yen plays Duyen, a young tourist guide who married Hai (Duy Khoa), a taxi driver but still has feeling with her girlfriend Cam (Linh Dan), a writer. The film deals with some issues in modern Vietnam society such as homosexuality or the loneliness thought of young generation. This is a co-production between Feature Film Studio n°1 (Vietnam) and Acrobates Films (France).^[2]

After finishing, Choi voi was chosen to participate in some film festival like Venice Film Festival,^[2] Toronto International Film Festival^[1] or Bangkok International Film Festival.^[3] At the 66th Venice International Film Festival, FIPRESCI awarded Choi voi with its prize for young directors and cinemas.^[4]

Plot

Choi voi tells the story of newlyweds Hai and Duyen. Duyen is a beautiful tourist guide, she decided to get married with Hai, a taxi driver who is two years younger than her. Duyen thinks the wedding would make her happy but it turns out more difficult, especially when Duyen realises the feeling she has with Cam, her close girlfriend. As a writer, Cam also keeps a complicated and unhappy relation with Tho, a man charged with sexual desire. The accidental meeting between Duyen and Tho uncovers the voids in the young woman and marks the beginning of a series of problems involving feelings of all that young characters.

Cast

• Do Thi Hai Yen as Duyen (Duyên)
• Linh Dan Pham as Cam (Cầm)
• Johnny Tri Nguyen as Tho (Thổ)
• Nguyen Duy Khoa as Hai (Hải)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Adrift - Choi voi". Toronto International Film Festival official website. http://www.tiff.net/filmsandschedules/films/adrift. Retrieved 2009-11-10. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b} "CHOI VOI (ADRIFT) - THAC CHUYEN BUI". Venice Film Festival official website. 2009-09-12. http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/official_selection/orizzonti/choivoi.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
3. ^ "‘Adrift’ competes at Bangkok Film Festival". Thanhniennews.com. 2009-09-24. http://www.thanhniennews.com/entertaiments/?catid=6&newsid=52668. Retrieved 2009-11-10. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Steamy Choi Voi to “come home”". Vietnamnet.vn. 2009-09-24. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2009/09/870320/. Retrieved 2009-11-10. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Choi voi at the Internet Movie Database