REVIEWS
"As a portrait of sexual stasis morphing into ecstasy, though at a price, Vietnamese director Bui Thac Chuyen's
Adrift works...this languid, quietly sensual sophomore feature lays on the estrogen as it explores sexual inexperience, frustration and desire in contemporary Hanoi from a female p.o.v." -
Variety
"Bui Thac Chuyen’s moody, enigmatic film,
Adrift...is a subtle, melancholy exploration of erotic angst and uncomfortable awakening." -
New York Times
“What’s striking in Chuyen Bui Thac’s film is how you understand the complicated feelings of Duyen, Hai, and his mother. Repeatedly, the camera shows you more than they seem to know about themselves...In brief, brilliant strokes, cinematographer Ly Thai Dung reveals what’s unspoken." -
PopMatters
“With its lush scenery, layered characters, and startling soundtrack, it’s not hard to see why the film stood out to an international panel of jurors.”–
Elevate Difference
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
2010
Bright Future, ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GASPARILLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Film Selection, Freer Gallery, THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
2009
FIPRESCI International Film Critics' Prize, VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
