The Moscow International Film Festival is the second oldest film festival in the world after only the Venice Film Festival. The event was first organised in 1935 and has been held annually since 1999.

A range of famous celebrities, including director Federico Fellini, actor Jack Nicholson, and actress Meryl Streep, have ever been honoured at the festival.

Mr. Ivan Kudryavtsev, Art Director of the Moscow International Film Festival sent an official invitation to the director and producer of "578 Magnum" to compete in the Wild Nights category.

Previously, "578 Magnum" competed for the Grand Prix at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, one of the top 14 A-class film festivals ranked by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations or FIAPF. The movie was also introduced to film distributors globally at the Berlin International Film Festival this February.

In June 2023 it will participate in the Golden Tree category to vie for the best film and the best director awards at the fourth Kimolos International Film Festival in Greece.

Directed by Luong Dinh Dung, “578 Magnum” tells the story of a father, a container truck driver, who must hunt down a gang of underground criminals after they kidnapped his daughter. The cast is led by Alexandre Nguyen and features the likes of Hoang Phuc, model Jessica Minh Anh, and H'Hen Nie, Miss Universe Vietnam 2017.

In May 2022, the film premiered in Vietnam but it was withdrawn from cinemas after only 10 days, earning a revenue of merely VND3.5 billion.

The movie caused fierce controversy among filmmakers and audiences, especially after it was selected to represent Vietnam at the Oscar 2023 qualifiers in the Best Foreign Film category.

My Anh