'Inside the Golden Cocoon' in top 50 best movies of the year

"Inside the Golden Cocoon" - directed by Pham Thien An - ranked 24th in the British Film Institute's list of the 50 best films of 2023.

Trailer "Inside the Golden Cocoon", released in domestic theaters on August 11. Video: CGV

On December 8, the British Film Institute (BFI) announced the results of a vote by more than 100 contributors. Accordingly, Pham Thien An's work was ranked equal with The Boy and the Heron directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

One of the reviewers, film critic Jonathan Romney, commented: " Inside the Golden Cocoon combines historical themes, Catholicism and the search for meaning in life. The cocoon symbolizes the illusions that people always try to shake off. Pham Thien An's filmmaking style may be reminiscent of directors Apichatpong Weerasethakul or Bi Gan, but the depiction of existential themes in the work shows the maturity of a unique artist".

Inside the Golden Cocoon tells the story of Thien (Le Phong Vu) who returns the remains of his sister-in-law, Hanh, to her hometown after a motorbike accident. At the same time, he has to raise Dao (Nguyen Thinh), Hanh's son. After the funeral, Thien begins to recall memories of the past, where his youth and love quietly passed by.

In late May, the project won the Camera d'Or (Best First Film) award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film has also won many other international awards, such as the Roberto Rossellini Award for Best Film at the 2023 Pingyao International Film Festival and the Young Cinema Award at the 2023 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Director Pham Thien An at the premiere of the film "Inside the Golden Cocoon" in Ho Chi Minh City in August. Photo: Storii

In addition to Inside the Golden Cocoon , works by many famous filmmakers are in the top 50. Killers of the Flower Mon directed by Martin Scorsese was chosen as the best film of the year. The top 5 also includes The Zone of Interest directed by Jonathan Glazer, Past Lives (Celine Song), Poors Things (Yorgos Lanthimos) and Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan).

The British Film Institute is a film charity dedicated to promoting and preserving film and television making in the UK. The BFI also provides film support, development funding, film and television production and international film production links. Last year, Aftersun Director Charlotte Wells's film was chosen as the best film by the BFI.

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