Vietnamese Film 'Taste' Wins Berlin Film Fest Award, Is Fined at Home
Saigoneer This is why we can't have nice things. Tuoi Tre reports that the producers of an award-winning Vietnamese film have been fined for not obtaining a publishing permit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism first. Vị ( Taste) won the Special Jury Award in the "Encounters" section of the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival. It was directed by Lê Bảo in his feature film debut, and tells the story of a Nigerian football player who ends up living with four middle-aged Vietnamese women in Saigon and his team is shut down. The film fest's "Encounters" segment supports ne...