Vietnamese film by American director wins nation’s most prestigious award

"Dem Toi Ruc Ro" (The Brilliant Darkness), a film on

directed by Aaron Toronto, has won the "Canh Dieu Vang" award (Golden Kite Award).

On Tuesday, the picture defeated numerous candidates, including "Maika - Co Be Den Tu Hanh Tinh Khac" (Maika - The Girl From Another Galaxy), "Bay Ngot Ngao" (Sweet Trap), and "Binh Minh Do" (Red Dawn), to win the top prize in one of Vietnam's two most important and

. Toronto expressed astonishment at since he thought his film was "too modest" in comparison to other nominations in the same category. He thanked the National Fund For Vietnamese Children for funding the film's development and for spreading the message about the need of protecting young children from domestic violence.

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