Lưu Huỳnh (born Saigon) is a

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-born

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film director. His family arrived in America when he was 16 years old. He worked as a director for the Vietnamese diaspora variety show '' Paris By Night'', which is banned in Vietnam. In 1997, a segment he directed accompanying a song by

Trịnh Công Sơn Trịnh Công Sơn (February 28, 1939 – April 1, 2001) was a Vietnamese, musician, songwriter, painter and poet. He is widely considered to be Vietnam's best songwriter. His music explores themes of love, loss, and anti-war sentiments during ...

generated much controversy among overseas Vietnamese because it allegedly depicted South Vietnam negatively during the

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. His 2007 film, '' The White Silk Dress'' (''Áo lụa Hà Đông'') won the Audience Award at the

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the Kodak Vision award at the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival in Japan, and the highly coveted "Best foreign film" award at the

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in China.VietNamNet - Vietnam movie honored at China Film Festival
'' The White Silk Dress'' was officially selected to represent Vietnam at the

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in the Best Foreign Language Film category. '' The Legend is Alive'' (Huyền thoại bất tử) was released in 2009 and has won six Golden Kite Awards, including a tie for Best Film. His latest film, '' In the name of love'' (Lấy chồng người ta), was nominated for People's choice award in 2012.

Filmography

*1999 - ''Đường trần'' (Passage of Life) *2006 - ''Áo lụa Hà Đông'' ( The White Silk Dress) *2009 - ''Huyền thoại bất tử'' (The Legend Is Alive) *2012 - "lấy chồng người ta" ( In the Name of Love) *2014 - Hiệp sĩ mù (The blind warrior)

References

External links

Lưu Huỳnh page
at IMDB
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