Child actor in Vietnamese film at Oscars wants to find parents to ask 'why did you abandon me?'

Father and Son is a famous movie that is preparing to return to Vietnamese theaters. The movie is emotional with the story of the journey of father and son Moc and Ca to explore the world.

Ca lost his mother at a young age, and he wished to touch the clouds floating in the sky. Meanwhile, Mr. Moc lived his whole life in a small village as a fisherman. When Ca became ill, Mr. Moc used all his ability to take his son to explore the world before the boy succumbed to illness.

Sharing about the film's return to Vietnamese theaters after many years of causing a stir abroad, director Luong Dinh Dung said that in addition to wanting the film to "have a proper theatrical release", he and his crew also wanted to use the film's appeal to find parents for a child actor in the film.

Specifically, Nguyen Thi Bao, born on November 25, 2007, is studying in class 11A at Hermann Gmeiner Viet Tri High School. She is the actress who plays the role of Hen in the movie.Father carrying son.

She was abandoned by her parents at a medical station when she was born. Gia Bao was then taken to a child welfare center, but shortly after that the center went bankrupt. She is currently living at the SOS Children's Village Viet Tri, Phu Tho.

When she joined the film, Gia Bao was just over 6 years old, she was the youngest actress in the film crew. Director Luong Dinh Dung shared:"I met Bao around 2009, 2010 when I was looking for a setting to edit the script for the movie Father Carrying Son. My friends and I went to the foster care center to give gifts.

At that time, Bao was only about 2 or 3 years old, he had dermatitis, and a lot of acne. When I approached, he stood looking at me and asked to be picked up. Holding him in my arms, I was very impressed with his mouth and the sadness on his face.

When I was looking for actors for the film, I happened to meet him again and recognized him by his name and his special mouth. At that time, Bao was quite shy, he spoke little and could not concentrate, but I thought this was an opportunity for me to do something for him, and I decided to choose him for the only child female role in the film."

Sharing about her situation, Gia Bao said she hopes that when the movie is released for the second time, her relatives will recognize her:"I really want to be able to ask my mom when I have a "girl" problem, or tell my dad when I'm being bullied... but I can't."

The actress shared that she does not blame her parents for abandoning her, but she wants to know who her parents are:"If I could see my parents again, I would just want to ask why I was abandoned."

MovieFather carrying sonReleased in 2017, it has participated in many major international film festivals such as the 36th International Film Festival of the Government of Iran (IFFI), Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival and India International Film Festival (GOA).

The film also won the Best Asian Film award and represented Vietnam at the 90th Oscars. The film is expected to return to Vietnamese theaters in July 2024.