A scene of the film (Photo: producer) The production by film producer and director Tran Thanh iscurrently available in theatres in the US.
The film will be later screened in Canada, the Czech Republic,Germany, France, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, and the UK.
Mai featuresa story about a massage therapist named Mai, who faces misfortunes in life.After moving into an old apartment, she meets Duong, a rich young man who wantsto experience a normal life. Both quickly fall in love.
The work features Phuong Anh Dao, Tuan Tran, Uyen An, and veteranactors People’s Artists Viet Anh and Ngoc Giau.
It was released in Vietnam on February 10, or the first day of theLunar New Year.
After 41 days in theatres, Mai raked in 520 billion VND (20.9 millionUSD) and sold around 6.5 million tickets, becoming the highest-grossingVietnamese film of all time.
Thanh is known for producing the high-grossing movies in Vietnam.
He rose to fame as a producer with his debut movie and smash hit Bo Gia (Dad, I’m Sorry)in 2021, directed by Vu Ngoc Dang, which broke box-office records for aVietnamese film by earning 400 billion VND (16.1 million USD).
The film was also sold to Malaysia, Singapore, the US, andAustralia.
It won the Silver Lotus Award for Best Feature Film and for BestActor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay at the annual Vietnam FilmFestival.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism chose the film as theVietnamese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Category at the 2022 OscarAwards.
Following the success of Bo Gia, Thanh released his directorial debut Nha Ba Nu (TheHouse of No Man) in 2023.
The film broke his own record by earning 475 billion VND (19.2million USD), selling 5.8 million tickets.
It was screened in the US, Singapore, Canada and New Zealand./.
VNA
