Big in Vietnam
France
2012
29 Min
Color
French
Synopsis
A movie is being filmed around Marseille. Henriette, a French-Vietnamese director, is shooting Les liaisons dangereuses, assisted by her son Mike. Soon, all activity must stop. The main actor is missing. Henriette leaves the stage and goes looking for him. In the port city, Henriette wanders around, discovering a world that reminds her of the one she left. There, she meets a man haunted by a journey of no return. –Rotterdam
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Mati Diop
Mati Diop (1982, France) lives and works in Paris. In 2004 she directed her first short film Last Night. In 2007, she was the main actress of the film 35 rhums by Claire Denis. Her short film Atlantiques is screened at the IFFR in 2010 in the section Tiger Awards Competition Short Films. –IFFR
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TIFF 2012. Wavelengths (P)review: Part Two – The Features
By Michael Sicinski on September 11, 2012
An evaluation of the feature films programmed in TIFF’s Wavelengths section.
Rotterdam 2012. Awards
By David Hudson on February 3, 2012
Three Tigers go to China, Chile/Netherlands and Serbia. Plus, more awards.
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