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Vietnam’s horror film wins three awards at Asian film art festival

A Vietnamese thriller named "Nguoi lang nghe: Loi thi tham " (Listeners-The Whispering) has won three awards during the course of the Asia Film Art International Film Festival (AFAIFF) 2021, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported.
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Hanoi (VNA) - A Vietnamese thriller named "Nguoi lang nghe: Loithi tham " (Listeners-The Whispering) has won three awards during thecourse of the Asia Film Art International Film Festival (AFAIFF) 2021, theVoice of Vietnam (VOV) reported.

The movie tells the story of a psychologist, Tuong Minh who providespsychotherapy to An Nhien, a young female writer who suffers from anxietydisorder.

Furthermore, the title of Best Actress was given to Oanh Kieu who plays therole of writer An Nhien.

Elsewhere, Quang Su, who takes on the role of psychologist Tuong Minh, wasawarded the Special Mention Actor award.

Moreover, “Listeners-The Whispering” was also given the Special Mention FeatureFilm award.

The Vietnamese film was directed by Khoa Nguyen and filming had initiallystarted back in July, 2020. It was originally planned to debut in March of thisyear, although it was postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic andhas so far not been screened in any Vietnamese cinemas.

The third version of the Asia Film Art International Film Festival (AFAIFF) wasjointly organised by the Hong Kong Film Arts Association (HKFAA) and the MacauFilm Arts Association (MFAA) with the aim of honouring new talents in the filmindustry.

This year’s awards ceremony has been divided into two categories, includingshort films and feature films, with the prizes going to “Trust Frank” ofAustralia and “For Hope’s Flickering Star” of China, respectively./.
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