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Ici… ou là-bas?

Here… Or There?

Switzerland / Viet Nam, October 2011
FILM, Fiction, 91 min.

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directed by
Siu Pham
Written by
Jean-Luc Mello
Status
In distribution

While travelling with his wife, a Caucasian man lands in Asia. Despite her Vietnamese background, she has become a stranger in her own country after having lived in exile. While waiting for his wife at breakfast one morning, the man drifts off into another world where he cannot understand the language. He sees himself being put far out to sea, drowning and returning to his wife. At the same time, he resurrects her ancestors in his mind and observes her as she fears his disappearance. The man concocts his own film, contriving a perfect body for his wife except for her head, until she brings him back again to the banality of everyday life.

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World Premiere
October 2011
Original Version
French, Vietnamese (french subtitles),  colour, HD24p, 91 min.
Production
Sunny Independent Pictures, HKFilm
Producer
Siu Pham, Afshin Salamian, Nguyen Nu Nhu Khue
directed by
Siu Pham
Written by
Jean-Luc Mello
Cinemato­graphy
Trin Hoan Nguyen
Editing
Jean-Luc Mello, Julie Béziau
Sound Editing
Tran Manh Hoang, Frank Desmoulins
Sound Design
Frank Desmoulins
Re-Recording Mix
Frank Desmoulins
Music
Jamasp Jhabvala
Location Sound Mix
Tran Manh Hoang, Nguyen Thai Long
Compositing
Jamasp Jhabvala
Production Design
Siu Pham, Do Ba Ti
Special Effects
Nguyen Ngoc Bach
Lighting Design
Nguyên Chi Hoanh, Tran Hung Minh
Costumes
Phung Thanh Hà
Casting
Siu Pham

Cast

Jean-Luc Mello as L'homme
Đặng Tú Mai as La femme
Nguyen Vinh Son as L'ami
Tuyet Quan as La masseuse
Pham Chay as Le patron du bateau
Tran Nguyen Khanh as Le gardien
Tran Thanh as Le voisin
Nguyen Thi Hue as La grandmère
Le Vy as La fillette
Vo van Cuong as Le motard

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World Sales
Vietnam Media Corp. - BHD Co. Ltd.

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