578 Magnum
Vietnam responds to the witty and grandiose Indonesian thriller “The Raid” (2011) astoundingly, with a lethal extravaganza of martial arts, full-capacity tension and adrenaline on trucks, boats and bikes. This spectacularly choreographed total action dynamic thriller plunges into the darkest corners of vicious revenge in gorgeous locations.
Luong Đình Dũng makes a 180-degree turn from his two previous films “Father and Son” and “Drowsy City”, to deliver a jaw-droppingly breath-taking spectacle of massive fistfights, vigorous chases, sword duels, sharp wounds, and twisty traps. Non-chronological sentimental flashbacks offer shocking, gripping and plausible motivations for frantic anger, savaged fury, extreme torture, and an unchained desire to kill.
Humbly honest truck driver Hung learns that the depression and paranoia of his teenage daughter An was caused by recent kidnapping and molestation. Enraged, the loving father rides to take revenge on creepy psycho paedophile millionaire who is protected by his spoilt and merciless musician son, wretched stubborn henchmen and filthy slutty female bikers. These bastards deserve gritty elimination without 50/50 or #metoo penance, sentiments, guilt or pity. There is something amazing here to witness on the big screen, and expectations for an imminent sequel are high.
Vietnam nominated the film for the Oscar for the Best International Film.
Edvinas Pukšta
Dung Luong Dinh started writing poems and short stories at the age of 12. In the period of 1989–1996, he had taken different types of job such as gold miner, red ruby digger, kung fu master and then he worked at different positions of a porter, a blacksmith and a mechanic at a local company. During the period, he published his first novel named "The Ownerless Girls". In 2004 one of his short films named "Red Happiness" was received the Merit Award given by Vietnam Cinema Association and selectively screened at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. He finished his studying and got the Master of Fine Arts at the Hanoi Academy of Movie and Theatre University in 2010. "Father and Son" is his very first featured film which has been prepared for more than 10 years which is based on his short story written in 1995. Films was screened at PÖFF in 2017. His second feature "Drowsy City" also screened at PÖFF in official competition programme in 2019.
Filmography
Cha Cõng Con (Isa ja poeg, PÖFF 2017), Drowsy City (Tukkuv linn, PÖFF 2019), 578: Phát Đạn Của Kẻ Điên (578: Magnum, 2022)
Grand Prix for The Best Film, grant of 20 000 euros from the city of Tallinn, Award for Best Director, grant of 5000€ from Alexela
