The film "The Sleeping City" revolves around Tao, a 26-year-old man living alone in the bustling, prosperous city center. One day, a gang of thugs brings a prostitute to hide in the abandoned building where Tao lives. The young man is bullied and abused by the gang, beginning to experience drastic psychological changes.
The lead role in the film was given to Quoc Toan. Although director Luong Dinh Dung really liked Quoc Toan's handsome and innocent face, he rejected him many times, even refusing to continue the casting process.
Quoc Toan plays the role of Tao.
“Once, Quoc Toan sent me a video , and I watched it again and saw his spirit. I called Toan and asked, ‘Are you determined yet?’ Toan said, ‘I will do better than you think.’ I liked that,” director Luong Dinh Dung recounted.
The director also revealed that the film was shot in just 10 days with a budget of $30,000 (over 700 million VND). This is a record-low production budget that surprised many for a feature film.
Hien Le has many sensitive scenes with Quoc Toan.
Despite its low budget, * The Sleeping City* was nominated for the Grand Prix for Best Feature Film at the 25th Tallinn Blacknights Film Festival ( World Category A), selected for the Soul of Asia category at the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), selected for the Panorama category at the 49th FNC Duneuvu Film Festival in Canada, and nominated for the Netpac Award at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (India).
The film "Sleeping City" features many daring and gruesome scenes that portray the true nature of humanity. Rated 18+, the film was screened in theaters in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City starting October 13th.
An Nguyen
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