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Fan Bingbing-Starring ‘Mother Bhumi’ Brings Border Mysticism and Feminine Resilience to the Big Screen
Director Chong Keat Aun, known for his storytelling rooted in Southeast Asian history and folklore, is completing his latest feature 'Mother Bhumi.'
Director Chong Keat Aun, known for his evocative storytelling rooted in Southeast Asian history and folklore, is completing his latest feature, “Mother Bhumi,” a multi-lingual drama weaving land disputes, mysticism and female empowerment. Fellow producer Stefano Centini, whose credits include “Viet and Nam” (Cannes 2024) and “Tomorrow Is a Long Time” (Berlin 2023), was drawn to the project after years of admiring Chong’s films. As my newly built Italian company was looking for co-production with Asia, I was thrilled to know of their new collaboration with Fan Bingbing, an actress with an immense talent, playing here a role that reminds of her performance in ‘I am not Madame Bovary,” Centini says.
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