Thursday, April 25, 2013

Laos-set 'The Rocket' takes Tribeca Film Festival's top prize

Winner of the Best First Feature Award for the movie "The Rocket" director Mordaunt poses with producer Wilcynski during a news conference at the 63rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Australian film "The Rocket" picked up two top honors on Thursday at the Tribeca Film Awards, winning best narrative feature and best actor for the performance of a non-professional child actor. The film, set in Laos and shot in its native language, was directed by Australian filmmaker Kim Mordaunt. It chronicles the struggles of a displaced family led by a young boy and seeking a new home, and the suffering wrought by both war and economic globalization. ...








via Movies News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/laos-set-rocket-takes-tribeca-film-festivals-top-021355653.html

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