Fiction Feature

Bi, Dung So! (Don't Be Afraid, Bi! )
Phan Dang Di
Vietnam / France / Germany, 2010
35mm | 92min. | Colour | VOSC | VOSI

Production:
Acrobates Films
Distribution:
Pascale Ramonda ([email protected])

Screenplay:
Phan Dang Di
Photography:
Minh Quang Pham
Editor:
Julie Beziau
Music:
Vu Nhat Tan
Sound:
Franck Desmoulins, Roman Dymny
Actors:
Phan Thanh Minh, Nguyen Thi Kieu Trinh, Nguyen Ha Phong, Hoa Thuy, Tran Tien, Mai Chau
 
Sinopsis

In old Hanoi, six-year-old Bi, his parents, his aunt and their servant live together under one roof. His favourite playground is an ice factory. After years of absence, his grandfather, gravely ill, returns from abroad and settles in at home. Gradually a relationship grows between Bi and his grandfather, while his father distances himself from the family. A visually stunning, metaphorical, sensual and sexual exploration of longing, death and deterioration.

 
Bio / Filmo

Phan Dang Di (Nghe An, Vietnam, 1976) graduated from Hanoi University of Film and Theatre, where he currently teaches screenwriting. Part of a new wave of filmmakers in Vietnam, Bi, Dung So! is his debut feature.

 
Festivals

Prix SACD - Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2010
ACID/CCAS Support Award
Special Mention - Vancouver Film Festival 2010

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