On the occasion of the release of Live (Phat Truc Tiep) in North American theatres, courtesy of 3388 Films, Khuong Ngoc talks to Panos Kotzathanasis about the dark world of social media and the web in general, the inspiration behind the film, cancel culture, the extremes people reach in order to become famous, sex and disgrace, the casting and cinematography of the movie, and many other topics.
- 11/10/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The blights of social media and the extremes people reach in order to achieve internet success has been a common motif throughout cinema recently, and even more titles from Asean countries, where Sns seem to dominate a rather large part of everyday life. Singer and actor turned director Khuong Ngoc presents his own take on the topic, through two rather extreme stories.
Live (Phat Truc Tiep) will be available in US theaters starting November 17, courtesy of 3388 Films
In the era the film takes place in, which could be both the present and the future, two platforms hosting potential influencers, Mukbang and Reviewer, are dominating the Sns setting, by having people doing everything in their power to draw in followers, fans, view counts, and most of all, flowers, the currency of the whole thing. Truc, a budding Mukbanger who tries to be famous by eating enormous portions of occasionally disgusting food,...
Live (Phat Truc Tiep) will be available in US theaters starting November 17, courtesy of 3388 Films
In the era the film takes place in, which could be both the present and the future, two platforms hosting potential influencers, Mukbang and Reviewer, are dominating the Sns setting, by having people doing everything in their power to draw in followers, fans, view counts, and most of all, flowers, the currency of the whole thing. Truc, a budding Mukbanger who tries to be famous by eating enormous portions of occasionally disgusting food,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
“I want to talk about a reality: people are communicating less and less with each other and depending more and more on online tools. With social media, people who don't even know each other, with just a single keystroke, can completely transform someone's life into heaven or hell” – Khương Ngọc, Director of “Live”(Phát Trực Tiếp)
“Live” (Phát Trực Tiếp), the Vietnam film creating shockwaves among audiences for its graphic and extraordinarily bold depiction of Vietnam's cancel culture, will arrive in U.S. theaters November 17, 2023. Directed by Khương Ngọc, the film riveted Western audiences at its sold-out North America premiere as the official selected Vietnamese Spotlight Film of the 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival with its vivid portrayal of the hyper-competitive world of live-streaming mukbangers and online reviewers in Vietnam.
“Live” (Phát Trực Tiếp) brings to life the dark faces of social media through Trúc, a budding Mukbanger who swiftly catapults...
“Live” (Phát Trực Tiếp), the Vietnam film creating shockwaves among audiences for its graphic and extraordinarily bold depiction of Vietnam's cancel culture, will arrive in U.S. theaters November 17, 2023. Directed by Khương Ngọc, the film riveted Western audiences at its sold-out North America premiere as the official selected Vietnamese Spotlight Film of the 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival with its vivid portrayal of the hyper-competitive world of live-streaming mukbangers and online reviewers in Vietnam.
“Live” (Phát Trực Tiếp) brings to life the dark faces of social media through Trúc, a budding Mukbanger who swiftly catapults...
- 11/7/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Koch Media
To celebrate the release of Vietnamese martial arts epic Sword of the Assassin, we have a great DVD action bundle up for grabs. The prize bundle contains The Frozen Ground, Red Dawn, Son of a Gun, Redirected, and Tiger House.
In Sword of the Assassin, after the loss of his family during a deadly massacre, a young man joins forces with a beautiful sword-wielding female warrior as they seek revenge against the powerful royal family responsible.
Marking Vietnam’s first foray into the realm of historic martial arts epics, the film features beautiful cinematography and exhilarating action scenes in the vein of Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This is a must-see piece of action cinema.
The film won awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Sound at the prestigious Golden Kite Prize of the Vietnam Cinema Association. From director Victor Vu,...
To celebrate the release of Vietnamese martial arts epic Sword of the Assassin, we have a great DVD action bundle up for grabs. The prize bundle contains The Frozen Ground, Red Dawn, Son of a Gun, Redirected, and Tiger House.
In Sword of the Assassin, after the loss of his family during a deadly massacre, a young man joins forces with a beautiful sword-wielding female warrior as they seek revenge against the powerful royal family responsible.
Marking Vietnam’s first foray into the realm of historic martial arts epics, the film features beautiful cinematography and exhilarating action scenes in the vein of Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This is a must-see piece of action cinema.
The film won awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Sound at the prestigious Golden Kite Prize of the Vietnam Cinema Association. From director Victor Vu,...
- 2/8/2016
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
Koch Media have announced the UK release of Sword of the Assassin, which has been described as “Vietnam’s martial arts calling card” by Twitch Film. Marking Vietnam’s first foray into the realm of historic martial arts epics, the film features beautiful cinematography and exhilarating action scenes in the vein of Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This is a must-see piece of action cinema.
After the loss of his family during a deadly massacre, a young man joins forces with a beautiful sword-wielding female warrior as they seek revenge against the powerful royal family responsible.
Sword of the Assassin has won awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Sound at the prestigious Golden Kite Prize of the Vietnam Cinema Association. From director Victor Vu, with action by Warrior King’s Johnny Nguyen, Sword of the Assassin stars Huynh Dong, Midu and Khuong Ngoc.
After the loss of his family during a deadly massacre, a young man joins forces with a beautiful sword-wielding female warrior as they seek revenge against the powerful royal family responsible.
Sword of the Assassin has won awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Sound at the prestigious Golden Kite Prize of the Vietnam Cinema Association. From director Victor Vu, with action by Warrior King’s Johnny Nguyen, Sword of the Assassin stars Huynh Dong, Midu and Khuong Ngoc.
- 1/11/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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