Action movie starring Miss H'Hen Nie competes for Oscar 2023

The decision was signed by Mr. Ta Quang Dong - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism - on September 23, assigned to the film production unit.578 (Director Luong Dinh Dung) submitted to compete for the 95th Academy Awards in the International Film category.

Tu Van Film and Media Production Company Limited - the film production unit - coordinated with the Cinema Department to register to participate, send documents and film discs with English subtitles to the Oscar organizing committee in the US before October 3. The Oscar organizing committee will announce the nomination results on January 24, 2023.

Director of the Department of Cinema Vi Kien Thanh said that this year, not many Vietnamese works meet the criteria to compete in the International Film category of the Oscars. 578was one of four films that met the criteria and was therefore selected by the National Council.

Director Luong Dinh said he and his team have completed the nomination documents and sent them to the Oscar organizers. "I consider this an experience and do not expect too much from winning an award. The work is about to be released abroad, so I hope that the film's nomination for an Oscar will help the project gain more attention." In response to comments that the film was criticized for its content, the director said: "I accept opinions from the audience. If any comments are correct, I will take them and learn from them for the next project."

H'Hen Niê plays a "female fighter" in her first movie. Photo:Lotte

In theaters May 20,578: Madman's Bulletis one of the rare Vietnamese action films released this year, with an investment of 60 billion VND. The story revolves around Hung (Alexandre Nguyen) - a container driver and his daughter - An, who lives nomadically on hired driving routes. One day, An becomes the target of abuse by a group of strangers, causing her to become severely depressed. The father sets out to hunt down the criminals, thereby confronting the underworld. On his journey to regain justice for his daughter, he is helped by a mysterious girl, Bao Vy (H'Hen Nie).

Hung's story is difficult to create sympathy because of the lack of background details. The plus point of the film is the invested action scenes and diverse settings. The fight scene on the roof of the container in the middle of the port is filmed quite smoothly, thanks to the martial arts choreography of action director Oh Sea Young (filmAvengers: Age of Ultron, Taxi driver). The film earned more than 3.5 billion VND in revenue, according to data from Box Office Vietnam - an independent box office monitoring unit.

The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, USA. In recent years, Vietnam has participated in the International Film category with nominations such asI see yellow flowers on green grass, Miss Saigon, Hai Phuong, Blue Eyes, Godfather...but all failed.