Vietnam’s ‘A Fragile Flower’ Heads for U.S. Theatrical Release – Global Bulletin
01.03.2024 - 11:41
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Atlas Distribution Company, a U.S. indie distributor, has set Vietnamese-American co-production film “A Fragile Flower” on course for a theatrical release in the U.S. Produced by the duo Mai Thu Huyen and Jacqueline Thu Thao, the romantic musical drama, with a screenplay by Vietnamese singing sensation Nhat Ha, is set debut from Mar.
29. “A Fragile Flower” tells the tale of resilience and hope through the eyes of a blossoming Vietnamese songstress blessed with both a mesmerizing voice and a gentle soul. Much of the cast are professional singers including Trizzie Phuong Trinh, Nhat Ha, Anh Dung, Khanh Hoang, Lam Tuyet Trang, Ho Xuan Dao, Jacky Tai, Jinstar Nguyen Duy, Maya, Quoc Cuong and Mai Thu Huyen.
Production was by Tincom Media (“The American Dream,” “Paradise in Heart”) with Rakesh Tammabattula, the film’s executive producer. Prominent Korean actor Lee Young-ae is to be presented with the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong on Mar. 10.
Lee gained prominence with impressive characters and fine acting skills in “Joint Security Area” (2000), “One Fine Spring Day” (2001), “Lady Vengeance” (2005) and “Bring Me Home” (2019). “Always embracing challenges and seeking diverse roles, Lee played an enigmatic and bold conductor with hidden secrets in the recent drama series ‘Maestra: Strings of Truth’,” said Park Kwang-su, newly installed chair of the Busan International Film Festival. British-Irish playwright and director Martin McDonagh, who wrote and directed “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” will share his artistic vision and career inspiration in a masterclass at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. As
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