Tran Thanh (right) seen in a scene of movie Bo gia. (Photo courtesy of Galaxy Studio)Accordingly,“Bo gia”, acomedy produced by Tran Thanh Town, will hit the cinemas in Singapore andMalaysia starting April 22, with its screening timeline in Thailand underdiscussion.
Thefilm has made itself a domestic blockbuster with 5.3 million tickets sold for400 billion VND (17.3 million USD).
Itis about the life of a motorbike taxi driver living in Ho Chi Minh City whofaces challenges earning money for his wife and children. Starring top actor TranThanh, the movie was developed from a web drama of the same name firstbroadcast on YouTube, which featured five episodes with an average number ofviewers of about 28.4 million.
Meanwhile,“Thien than ho menh”, which will hit the big screen in Vietnam in late April,has already been planned to be screened globally, particularly in a number oftop markets like the US, UK, France, Ireland and Malaysia.
Thefilm, directed by Victor Vu, features superstitious practices about Thailife-sized baby dolls known as "luk thep", which are believed to bepossessed by spirits that bring good luck and prosperity; and harm the enemiesof the owner.
“Inmodern society, when people face a hopeless situation, they often turn tospiritual solutions to solve their problems,” said Vu. “The film reflects theweak points in young people’s psychology.”
Vu,44, is well-known for blockbusters like Scandal (2012), Toi thay hoa vang trenco xanh (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass, 2015), Qua tim mau (Vengeful Heart,2014), Nguoi bat tu (The Immortal, 2018) and Mat biec (Blue Eyes, 2019)./.
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