Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere

Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere is a 2014 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp.

Plot
Huyền is a college student. Her boyfriend, Tùng, works for the city and enjoys illegal cockfighting. They live together in the capital, far away from their families. Tùng always wants to make love with Huyền, which results in Huyền's discovery of pregnancy. The couple, which never has enough money to make ends meet, decides to abort.

Reception
Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere has received mostly favourable reviews from critics. Guy Lodge from Variety wrote "Vietnamese helmer Diep Hoang Nguyen's sly, sensual, politically probing debut is a knocked-up drama with a difference".

Accolades
Venice International Film Festival Ha Noi International Film Festival Fribourg International Film Festival Three Continents Festival International Film Festival Bratislava AFI FEST Toronto International Film Festival
 * FEDEORA Best Film - won
 * Jury Special Award for Length Film - won
 * The Youth Jury and the Exchange Award - won
 * Special Mention of International Jury - won
 * The Ecumenical Jury Award - won
 * Jury Prize - won
 * Best Director - won
 * New Auteurs - nominated
 * Grolsch People’s Choice Award - nominated