The Tailor (film)

The Tailor
Theatrical poster
Directed byTrần Bửu Lộc
Nguyễn Lê Phương Khanh
Screenplay byNguyễn Lê Phương Khanh
A Type Machine
Produced byNgô Thanh Vân
Thủy Nguyễn
StarringNgô Thanh Vân
Lan Ngọc
Diễm My
Hồng Vân
Vũ Phạm Diễm My
CinematographyHà Thúc Phù Nam
Edited byNgô Quyền
Music byNguyễn Hoàng Anh
Production
companies
Vietnam Artist Agency
Studio' 68
Thuy Design House
K+
Kantana Vietnam
Distributed byBHD
Release date
  • 14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryVietnam
LanguageVietnamese

The Tailor[1] (Vietnamese: Cô Ba Sài Gòn) is a 2017 Vietnamese 35mm drama film directed by Trần Bửu Lộc and Nguyễn Lê Phương Khanh. It is loosely based on a script by A Type Machine, and starrs Ninh Dương Lan Ngọc, Hong Van, Diem My, Ngo Thanh Van, Diem My 9x, S.T (365 The Band), Oanh Kieu, Tung Leo, Kaylee, Hai Trieu, Thanh Tu and Thuy Vy. The theme of the movie is to embrace the beauty of Ao Dai, a traditional costume of Viet Nam

The movie was internationally released at 22nd Busan International Film Festival on October 14, 2017 in Korea, before the official release in Vietnam on November 10, 2017. After 1 month, the movie earned more than 60 billion VND in theatrical revenues. At 20th Vietnam Film Festival, The Tailor won two awards, including an award from the judge. It was selected as the Vietnamese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2][3]

  1. ^ Official page on Facebook
  2. ^ "'Cô Ba Sài Gòn' của Ngô Thanh Vân tranh Oscar 2019". Vietnam Net. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ Nguyen, An (26 September 2018). "Vietnam sends movie to Oscars". VN Express. Retrieved 26 September 2018.