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2022

Asian Competition

Maika

Tran Ham

Vietnam, 2022, 105', Swiss Premiere

The movie

When a meteor crashes in the nearby countryside, Hung decides to investigate. A zany and cosmic adventure through a child's eye, under Vietnam's starry sky.

8-year-old Hung just lost his mother. One night, while gazing at the sky and thinking about her, he witnesses a meteor shower in which an alien spaceship is hiding. The extraterrestrial inside looks like a young girl called Maika. They soon become friends, and Hung promises to help her get back home… A funny, touching adventure that finally gives Vietnamese cinema its own E.T.!

Award :

Best Asian Feature Film

writers :

Ham Tran

cast :

Tom Dang, Elyse Dinh, Dustin Vuong Nguyen

Crew :
  • Composer : Christopher Wong
  • Cinematographer : Minh Cong Trang