Going Towards The Sun

Documentary/ Viet Nam/ 42 min 48 sec/2023

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Director: Đào Đức Thanh

Screenwriter: Nhiếp Hải Anh

Director of Photography: Đào Đức Thanh, Lê Anh Tuấn

Production:Vietnam Animation Joint Stock Company

Synopsis:

The film portrays and examines the touching stories of ethnic minority girls who are typical as a voice denouncing outdated customs, and at the same time an example of the fighting spirit and aspiration of highland women, despite having to overcome many difficulties and even dangers.

Director’s biography:

Director Đào Đức Thanh was born in 1982 in Thanh Hoa, Viet Nam. He graduated with a degree in cinematography and film and television directing from the Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema. He is currently working at the Central Documentary and Scientific Film Studio.

Filmography: Giáo sư Tôn Thất Tùng người thầy tôn kính (2016); Sông Gianh thương nhớ (2017); Ông Tây nước mắm (2018); Con đường không phẳng (2018); Đình làng Bắc Bộ (2019).

Professor Ton That Tung, The Revered Teacher (2016); Nostalgic Gianh River (2017); The Westerner and Fish Sauce (2018); The Uneven Road (2018); Northern Vietnamese Communal Houses (2019).