VietNamNet Bridge – Two Indian and one French film will be screened in Hanoi on October 13.

A scene from “Lipstick under My Burkha” 

On October 13 (8pm), the French film “Telle mère, telle fille” (Baby Bumps) (France, 2017, 94’) will be introduced by L’Espace, at 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi.

The movie is directed by Noémie Saglio, casting Juliette Binoche, Camille Cottin, Lambert Wilson and others.

Inseparable, April and his mother Mado cannot, however, be more different. April, 30, is married, salaried and organized, which is in contrast to her mother – an eternal carefree teenager who lives off her daughter since her divorce. But when the two women find themselves pregnant at the same time and under the same roof, the clash is inevitable. Because if Mado, in the midst of a “youth” crisis, is not ready to be a grandmother, Avril, meanwhile, has a hard time imagining her mother… as a mother!

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles
Ticket price: VND50,000, VND40,000 for members of L’Espace and students.
Tickets are available at L’Espace. (from 9 am – 8 pm, except 6.30 – 7 pm)

Indian movie “Mary Kom” will be screened at the Indian Cultural Centre, 63 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi on October 13 (6pm).

A scene from "Mary Kom"

Mary Kom is a 2014 Indian biographical sports film depicting the incredible journey of the Indian female boxer Mary Kom who won the 2008 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. She is also a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of six consecutive world championships. In 2010 she was decorated with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour and the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award in 2013. This is a sportsperson’s journey that is not to be missed!

The screening is free of charge and open to all age groups

For further details, please contact 024 3633 2083 or email: culture@indembassy.com.vn.

Another Indian film - “Lipstick under My Burkha” – will be screened on October 7 at Six Space, 6th floor, 94B Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

A scene from “Telle mère, telle fille” (Baby Bumps)

“Telle mère, telle fille” (Baby Bumps)

Do women dream too much? Too many dreams lead to too many desires, uncontrolled desires, and dangerous desires. That’s what patriarchy wants us to believe. But in the small city of Bophal, four women have decided to try to set their desires free. Auntie, Rehana, Leela and Shereen, in their individual lives, challenge the borders imposed by social fetters… Getting a few inches of freedom is not easy, as no women is wonderwoman, but it’s a collective effort that starts from our very own dreams and desires…

In India, Alankrita Shrivastava’s film was first censored by the Central Board for Film Certification because it was “too lady-oriented”. However, the controversy that followed brought an overturn of the decision and actually forced dialogue on questions that are never debated publicly.

Language: Indian with dual Eng-Viet subs
Entrance fee: VND50,000 and only VND30,000 for students.

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