Vị
Taste
Olegunleko Ezekiel Gbenga, Thi Cam Xuan Nguyen, Thi Dung Le
Vị | Taste by Lê Bảo
VNM, SGP, FRA, THA, DEU, TWN 2021, Encounters
© E&W Films, Le Bien Pictures, Deuxième Ligne Films, Petit Film, Senator Film Produktion
Thi Minh Nga Khuong, Thi Khen Le
Vị | Taste by Lê Bảo
VNM, SGP, FRA, THA, DEU, TWN 2021, Encounters
© E&W Films, Le Bien Pictures, Deuxième Ligne Films, Petit Film, Senator Film Produktion
Thi Tham Thin Vu
Vị | Taste by Lê Bảo
VNM, SGP, FRA, THA, DEU, TWN 2021, Encounters
© E&W Films, Le Bien Pictures, Deuxième Ligne Films, Petit Film, Senator Film Produktion
Olegunleko Ezekiel Gbenga
Vị | Taste by Lê Bảo
VNM, SGP, FRA, THA, DEU, TWN 2021, Encounters
© E&W Films, Le Bien Pictures, Deuxième Ligne Films, Petit Film, Senator Film Produktion
First-time filmmaker Lê Bảo has composed a delicate, sensory meditation that conjures up many a thought in the viewer’s mind. Raw, intimate fears about isolation and survival. Questions such as: are humans really so superior to fearful, naked animals, bound as we are to turning around in circles, whether in small cages or around the globe? As he lays bare our judgmental selves, Lê Bảo instinctively echoes such tragically relevant issues as the betrayal of the promises of globalisation and emigration. But he also acknowledges humankind’s craving for tenderness and beauty. A visionary and uncompromising new voice in Asian and international cinema.
With
- Olegunleko Ezekiel Gbenga (Bassley)
- Thi Minh Nga Khuong (Mien)
- Thi Dung Le (Trang)
- Thi Cam Xuan Nguyen (Hanh)
- Thi Tham Thin Vu (Thuong)
Crew
| Director | Lê Bảo |
| Cinematography | Vinh Phúc Nguyễn |
| Editing | Lee Chatametikool |
| Sound Design | Vincent Villa |
| Sound | Hieu To |
| Production Design | Van Thanh Le |
| Art Director | Van Thanh Le |
| Costumes | Que Thanh Nguyen, Tien Quang Nguyen |
| Assistant Director | Hong Thu (Tina) Nguyen |
| Production Manager | Thị Phương Thảo Đồng |
| Producers | Weijie Lai, Thị Phương Thảo Đồng |
| Executive Producer | Chayamporn Taeratanachai |
| Co-Producers | Marie Dubas, Jean des Forêts, Markus Aldenhoven, Reik Möller |
| Co-Production |
Deuxième Ligne Films Ivry-la-Bataille Petit Film Paris Cinema 22 Bangkok Senator Film Produktion Berlin Effortless Work Taipei |
World Sales
Wild Bunch International
Produced by
Le Bien Pictures
E&W Films
Chayamporn Taeratanachai / "Bench"
The producer of the film accepted the award representing the director Lê Bảo.
Vị · Encounters · Encounters Special Jury Award · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 13, 2021
In the open-air cinema
Vị · Encounters · Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen · Jun 18, 2021
Lê Bảo
The director in a video message to the Berlin audience.
Vị · Encounters · Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen · Jun 18, 2021
Carlo Chatrian, Vincenzo Bugno
The Artistic Director and the Head of the World Cinema Fund introduced the film.
Vị · Encounters · Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen · Jun 18, 2021
Lê Bảo | Special Jury Award
Video message by the award winner.
Vị | Taste
Encounters · Galas & Awards · Mar 05, 2021
Announcement of the Jury Decisions: Encounters
The jurors Florence Almozini, Cecilia Barrionuevo and Diedrich Diederichsen have announced the winners during the Industry Event.
Vị | Taste
Encounters · Galas & Awards · Mar 05, 2021
Lê Bảo
Born in Vietnam in 1990, his interest in cinema began as a little boy looking through the small window of his house by the river in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City. He later learnt about cinema by watching foreign language films on his computer and became a cinephile. When he was 20, he borrowed an old camera and made his first short film. His short films Coal and Scent were shot in the area where he grew up. Vị is his debut feature film.
Filmography
2013 C ự c Than (Coal); short film 2014 Mùi (Scent); short film 2016 Vị (Taste); short film 2019 Unconsoled; short film 2021 Vị (Taste)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021