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The Housemaid
Housemaid Film Poster (English).jpg
Cô Hầu Gái
Directed byDerek Nguyen
Produced by
Timothy Linh Bui
Yuno Choi
Ha Quynh Vu
Nguyen The Phong
Written byDerek Nguyen
StarringNhung Kate
Jean-Michel Richaud
Kim Xuan
Rosie Fellner
Phi Phung
Kien An
Music byJerome Leroy
CinematographySam Chase
Edited byStephane Gauger
Production
company
HKFilm Vietnam
CJ E&M Film Division
Release date

  • September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
Running time
106 minutes [1]
CountryVietnam
LanguageVietnamese
English

The Housemaid (Vietnamese: Cô Hầu Gái ) is a 2016 Vietnamese gothic romance horror film directed by Derek Nguyen and starring Nhung Kate, Jean-Michel Richaud, Kim Xuan, and Rosie Fellner. Released in Vietnam on September 16, 2016, the film became the third-highest-grossing horror film in Vietnam's history[2] and had its North American premiere at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival.[3][4][5]




Contents





  • 1 Plot


  • 2 Cast


  • 3 Release


  • 4 Reception

    • 4.1 Critical reception


    • 4.2 Awards



  • 5 Remake


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Plot


Set in 1953 Vietnam during the First Indochinese War, the film tells the story of an orphaned country girl named Linh, who gets hired to be a housemaid at a haunted French rubber plantation. She unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner Captain Sebastien Laurent, and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife, Camille... who is out for blood.



Cast


  • Nhung Kate as Linh

  • Jean-Michel Richaud as Captain Sebastien Laurent

  • Kim Xuan as Mrs. Han


  • Rosie Fellner as Madeleine

  • Phi Phung as Mrs. Ngo

  • Kien An as Mr. Chau

  • Svitlana Kovalenko as Madame Camille

  • Linh Son Nguyen as Bao


Release


The film was released in Vietnam on September 16, 2016. Since then, the film has sold to 18 different territories including Australia (JBG Pictures), Turkey (Medyavizyon), Peru (Delta Films), Malaysia (Suraya Filem), and the UK (Eureka Entertainment).[6]


IFC Films will release the film theatrically and video-on-demand on February 16, 2018.[7]



Reception



Critical reception


On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 9 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10.[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]



Awards


At the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival, Nhung Kate received a Special Jury Prize for Acting for her portrayal of Linh.[10]


The film was honored with the Silver Lotus Award (second prize) at the 2017 Vietnamese Film Festival[11] and received awards for Best Score and Best Sound Design.[12]



Remake


CJ E&M Film Division is producing and financing an American remake of the film, with a screenplay to be written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey S. Fletcher.[13]



References




  1. ^ "The Housemaid". Los Angeles Film Festival. Retrieved 21 September 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Kil, Sonia. "IFFAM: Korea's CJ Pushes Vietnam Productions as 'Housemaid' Debuts". Variety. Retrieved 5 September 2017.


  3. ^ Warren, Matt. "2017 LA Film Festival Competition Lineup Announced! What's Playing and How to See It". Film Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2017.


  4. ^ Erbland, Kate. "LAFF 2017 Announces Full Slate, Including Competition and Episodic Offerings". IndieWire. Retrieved 19 September 2017.


  5. ^ Hipes, Patrick. "Los Angeles Film Festival Unveils 2017 Lineup". Deadline Hollywood.


  6. ^ "The Housemaid IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 16 September 2016.


  7. ^ "The Housemaid". IFC Films. IFC Films.


  8. ^ "The Housemaid (Cô Hâu Gái) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 December 2018.


  9. ^ "The Housemaid Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 February 2018.


  10. ^ Collins, Ryan. "2017 LA Film Festival Announces Winners". Film Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2017.


  11. ^ Phuong, Ha. "Jailbait won the Golden Lotus prize at Vietnamese Film Festival". Hanoi Times. Hanoi Times. Retrieved 29 November 2017.


  12. ^ Dan, Nhan. "The 20th Vietnam Film Festival: festivity of 'the twenties'". Vietnam Investment Review. Retrieved 4 December 2017.


  13. ^ Ramos, Dino Ray. "Geoffrey Fletcher to Write Remake of Vietnamese Horror Pic 'The Housemaid'". Deadline. Retrieved 3 February 2018.




External links



  • The Housemaid on IMDb

  • Film review at Culture Crypt

  • Interview with writer/director Nguyen in Asia Life Magazine


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