Section: Focus

Mat Goc

Mat Goc

Dužan Duong
Czech Republic, 2014, 19 Min

Interested in finding out more about your roots? No way! Prague-based siblings Duc and Viet Anh, both in their twenties, are far too hip for "dreary" Vietnam. Nevertheless this effervescent work of docufiction requires them to pay their relatives a visit: will the journey bring about a change of heart?

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Mat goc, which literally translates as "lost roots", is a label of negative connotations applied to members of the Vietnamese community who no longer adhere to principles of Vietnamese culture and have thus lost touch with their roots. This can be applied to many Vietnamese people who grew up abroad as well as second-generation immigrants, who often neither have a strong command of the language of their parents, nor identify with their homeland.

The Vietnamese father is totally old school, and the same can be said of Vietnam and its inhabitants. Nevertheless, despite the language barrier, the journey proves itself to be something of a revelation in terms of exposing the brothers' ignorance. Director Dužan Duong, himself playing one of the leading roles, portrays the impetuous behaviour of the brothers via his skillful camera work and editing. Duong's passion for hip hop and break-dance shines through, clearing the way to a previously closed world, that of his roots. DD

Filmformat
HDFile | Farbe / colour
Drehbuch
Dužan Duong
Kamera
Saimon Phan
Ton
Luka Šuto
Schnitt
Dužan Duong
Darsteller
Dužan Duong, Viet Anh Duong
Produzent
Dužan Duong
Produktion
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Kontakt
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Dužan Duong
Počernická 62e
108 00, Prague
Czech Republic
v.duong.cz@gmail.com
Dužan Duong

Dužan Duong - born in 1991 in Hanoi, Vietnam. He moved to the Czech Republic at the age of 4 and is since 2013 studying at the FAMU in Prague. Dužan has created music videos, commercials and a few short films. His short film BO HAI can be seen in this year’s U18 YOUTH FILM COMPETITION section.

Movies
BO HAI (2017, short, FFC 2017)