Vietnamese film to compete at Oscar 2017

21 September, 2016 | Vietnam News
A scene from the film. (Photo courtesy: thethaovanhoa.vn)

Vietnamese film Toi Thay Hoa Van Tren Co Xanh (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) has been selected to compete in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Oscars in February 2017.

The film, directed by Vietnamese-American Victor Vu and based on a bestselling novel by Nguyen Nhat Anh, was released in October last year.

It earned almost $5 million in its first month and was listed among the top 10 outstanding cultural events in Vietnam.

According to various state media, this is the sixth time that Vietnam has submitted a film to the Academy Awards’ foreign language category.

 

– TiVi Tuan-san