SYNOPSIS
The Americans financed the building in which to house the managers of Southern Vietnam in former Saigon. When they lost the war, the Communist government finished the building work to house their own cadres who later became its owners. Today, Korean and Japanese investors are offering fortunes to buy the entire site. Through the portrait of a building where he was born and still lives, Le Minh paints the story of the history of Vietnam since 1975 and the transformations taking place there today.
CREDIT
Director: Trịnh Đình Lê Minh
Genre: Documentary
Production: Varan Việt Nam
Cinematography: Trịnh Đình Lê Minh
Sound: Phan Huỳnh Trang
Editing: Julie Beziau
REWARDS, FESTIVALS AND DIFFUSIONS
New Voice from Vietnam at the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Beverly Hills (USA) | 2011
Vietnamese International Film Festival
Los Angeles (USA) | 2011
Shine Asian-Shorts Competition, Hangzhou
(China) | 2011
Globians Doc Fest
Halle (Germany) | 2011
International Documentary Film Festival
Guangzhou (China) | 2011
Cine//B
Santiago (Chile) | 2011
Điện ảnh//B
CLIPS
Other Films
DUST
Once upon a time, there was an old lady, a boy and a dog. All day long, they roamed the streets, pushing their little truck so as to glean cardboard and plastic which they sell to whoever pays the most. They only return home when the city is fast asleep.
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Pottery seller
To escape from the difficulties of life in the countryside, Hung and Thuy decide to sell ceramic ware. They mortgage their family home to buy a boat which is used to transport the goods. They travel down the Red River to reach Hanoi, the capital, and sell their pots as best they can. Their new direction is not so easy.
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Daddy’s come home
Without sufficient work in the countryside, many peasants go to Hanoi to sell their labor force. As day laborers, they wait in the streets of the city until a job is offered them. After particularly arduous work, some decide to return to the countryside to be near their wives and children. The main character, surrounded by his neighbors, recounts the difficulties and the differences in living conditions between the city and the country.
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Thanh Cong village, Thanh Cong neighbourhood
In an old district of Hanoi, formerly a village, new loud speakers must be repaired and installed. By observing everyday life, Vang Anh films with humor the animation caused by this event and plunges us into the heart of Vietnamese contradictions.
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