Mai Thu Huyen's Fragile Flower is the work with the heaviest loss since the beginning of the year until now.
On her personal page, director and producer Mai Thu Huyen announced that the film will officially leave theaters on May 2. “Fragile Flower says goodbye to the audience after three weeks of release to continue conquering new lands. I always believe that what comes from the heart will touch the hearts of audiences with beautiful souls,” she wrote. .
Mai Thu Huyen's Fragile Flower left theaters with a revenue of more than 428 million VND.
According to data from Box Office Vietnam, during the total period of domestic release, the film only earned 428 million VND at the box office. This is also considered one of the lowest-grossing Vietnamese film projects of all time and the heaviest loss from the beginning of the year until now. During the recent holiday, Fragile Flower did not make a breakthrough, only collecting 10 million VND in a total of 5 days.
Although she did not reveal specifics, the female director said that because the film was shot entirely abroad, it had a large investment budget, requiring hundreds of billions of dong to break even. Fragile Flower is a work in the socio-psychological – musical genre. The script revolves around the life of a young female singer who quickly became famous thanks to her natural voice. But on that journey she also had to pay a heavy price. The film is directed by Mai Thu Huyen, has the participation of Duc Tien, Maya, Nhat Ha, Trizzie Phuong Trinh… and was recorded in the US.
Previously, Mai Thu Huyen attracted attention when she spoke up about her work being forced into screenings and being placed in bad time frames. “The number of theaters is large but the screening times are too few. Some theaters only have 1 show per day, while better theaters have 2-3 shows. What is worth mentioning is that many shows are shown at very bad times, such as 9 o'clock. morning or 11 o'clock at night. I wonder how the audience can go to the cinema with such a bad schedule,” the director said.
Before being released in Vietnam, Fragile Flower participated in many international film festivals around the world and won 9 awards. There are 6 awards at the Flow Film Festival in Florida – USA, including: Best Movie, Best Movie with Original Music, Best Actress (Maya), Best Supporting Actress (Maya). Mai Thu Huyen), Best Producer and Best Debut Filmmaker (Jacqueline Thu Thao).
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