VietNamNet Bridge - The historical martial arts film directed by Victor Vu, which was released early this year will be one of two Vietnamese films that will compete at the 2nd Hanoi International Film Festival.

The information was announced by Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan, Director of the Cinema Department and head of the festival organizing board yesterday, November 1.

"Blood Letter" was screened during the lunar New Year festival 2012 and it has not participated in any festival or film awards in the country since then. This martial arts film also meets the criteria of the Selection Committee of the 2nd Hanoi International Film Festival.

"Scandal", another film by Victor Vu, which was released in October will also be screened in the program dedicated to Vietnamese films at the upcoming festival in.

Along with "Blood Letter", the 2nd Vietnamese film that will compete at the event will be "Passion" by Phi Tien Son.




“Passion” is a psychological, social, adventure movie, which was shot from late May to October this year. "Passion" is invested by the Cinema Department and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, produced by the Feature Film Studio 1.

"Passion" marks the reunion of director Phi Tien Son, writer Nguyen Manh Tuan and actress Kim Khanh of "Heaven Net", which won the Golden Kite Award in 2003.

"Passion" is the latest movie directed by Phi Tien Son. Last year, the TV series "I swear to tell the truth," directed by Son, was criticized for quality.

"Passion" is also the next movie of model Truong Tri Truc Diem, after her "catastrophe" role in the New Year movie "Snow White Diary".

Besides Truc Diem, the film also has the participation of artists Hua Vy Van, Trung Dung, You Binh and Kim Hien. Thus, Kim Hien plays in both Vietnamese movies that compete at the 2nd Hanoi International Film Festival.

Hoang Vy