| Choi voi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bui Thac Chuyen |
| Written by | Phan Dang Di |
| Starring | Linh Dan Pham Do Thi Hai Yen Johnny Tri Nguyen Nguyen Duy Khoa |
| Music by | Ngoc Dai |
| Cinematography | Ly Thai Dung |
| Editing by | Feature Film Studio n°1 (Vietnam) Acrobates Films (France) |
| Release date(s) | September 6, 2009 (Venice) |
| Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Language | Vietnamese |
Choi voi (Vietnamese: Chơi vơi; English: Adrift[1]) is a 2009 Vietnamese film directed by Bui Thac Chuyen and stars Linh Dan Pham, Do Thi Hai Yen, Johnny Tri Nguyen and Nguyen Duy Khoa. Hai Yen plays Duyen, a young tourist guide who married Hai (Duy Khoa), a taxi driver but still has feeling with her girlfriend Cam (Linh Dan), a writer. The film deals with some issues in modern Vietnam society such as homosexuality or the loneliness thought of young generation. This is a co-production between Feature Film Studio n°1 (Vietnam) and Acrobates Films (France).[2]
After finishing, Choi voi was chosen to participate in some film festival like Venice Film Festival,[2] Toronto International Film Festival[1] or Bangkok International Film Festival.[3] At the 66th Venice International Film Festival, FIPRESCI awarded Choi voi with its prize for young directors and cinemas.[4]
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Choi voi tells the story of newlyweds Hai and Duyen. Duyen is a beautiful tourist guide, she decided to get married with Hai, a taxi driver who is two years younger than her. Duyen thinks the wedding would make her happy but it turns out more difficult, especially when Duyen realises the feeling she has with Cam, her close girlfriend. As a writer, Cam also keeps a complicated and unhappy relation with Tho, a man charged with sexual desire. The accidental meeting between Duyen and Tho uncovers the voids in the young woman and marks the beginning of a series of problems involving feelings of all that young characters.