Up to this point we have been seeing foreign movies while in Asia. Although not foreign to us, Hollywood movies would technically be considered foreign in Asia! Think about that!
We were seeing posters for this comedy, Tèo Em, and were curious about it as the movie is a big hit here. We were excited to learn it is a Vietnamese comedy with English subtitles! Once we found that out, we knew we had to see this while in Vietnam.
The movie quality was excellent, from the acting to the filming and all on a small budget (in Hollywood terms) of about half a million dollars. It was quite funny, and what we found interesting were some of the jokes. A lot of jokes would be those we would find in a Hollywood film, but also other types of jokes that would be considered sensitive topics and therefore Hollywood would not go there. We also laughed at jokes that we would not necessarily respond to if it were in a Hollywood film.
We also found the audience laughed very hard at certain points that we did not find as funny, which was probably due to cultural differences or it was lost in the translation. Either way, we had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
The trailer:
The trailer:
~ Christine
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