Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere
Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere is a 2014 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp.
| Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere | |
|---|---|
| Đập cánh giữa không trung | |
| Directed by | Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp |
| Produced by | Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp Thierry Lenouvel Alan R. Milligan David Lindner |
| Written by | Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp |
| Starring | Trần Bảo Sơn Nguyễn Thùy Anh Thanh Duy Hoàng Hà |
| Music by | Pierre Aviat |
| Edited by | Jacques Comets Gustavo Vasco |
Release date | September 2, 2014 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Language | Vietnamese |
Plot
Huyen is a college student. Her boyfriend, Tung, works for the city and enjoys illegal cockfighting. They live together in the capital, far away from their families. Tung always wants to make love with Huyen, which results in Huyen's discovery of pregnancy. The couple, which never has enough money to make ends meet, decides to abort.
Reception
Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere has received mostly favourable reviews from critics. Guy Lodge from Variety wrote "Vietnamese helmer Diep Hoang Nguyen's sly, sensual, politically probing debut is a knocked-up drama with a difference".[1]
Accolades
Venice International Film Festival
- FEDEORA Best Film - won[2]
Ha Noi International Film Festival
- Jury Special Award for Length Film - won[3]
Fribourg International Film Festival
- The Youth Jury and the Exchange Award - won
- Special Mention of International Jury - won
- The Ecumenical Jury Award - won
- Jury Prize - won
International Film Festival Bratislava
- Best Director - won
AFI FEST
- New Auteurs - nominated
Toronto International Film Festival
- Grolsch People’s Choice Award - nominated