Studying abroad in Vietnam, African male student causes a stir in the movie 'Peach, Pho and Piano'

Oraiden Manuel Sabonete, a third-year student majoring in Electrical Engineering at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, was chosen to play the role of a French soldier in the film “Peach, Pho and Piano”.

Even though he only played a small role in the hit film, Oraiden Manuel Sabonete still felt happy and satisfied. “I understand a little French and started participating in this film in 2022-2023, playing the role of a French soldier. In this film, I did not have many lines but I still felt very happy,” said Oraiden Manuel Sabonete.

Oraiden Manuel Sabonete as French soldier.

The film Dao, Pho and Piano is a project directed and written by Meritorious Artist Phi Tien Son, invested by the state with a budget of 20 billion VND. Dao, Pho and Piano is set in the context of the 60-day and night winter-spring battle from late 1946 to early 1947 in Hanoi.

The film depicts the most fierce and heroic moments in the war between the army and people of the capital, thereby not only praising the bravery and patriotism but also deeply understanding and explaining the character and qualities of the people of Hanoi.

Participating in the film, Oraiden felt he understood and loved Vietnamese history more. Previously, sharing with VietNamNet, the Mozambique student learned about Vietnam through Mozambique's history books. He was impressed by the brave and resilient Vietnamese people in every battle against foreign invaders. Therefore, Oraiden always wished to set foot in this country one day.

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While studying Computer Science at a top university in Mozambique, Oraiden decided to drop out to study in Vietnam.

“Everyone was surprised when I decided to go to Vietnam. My parents even tried to stop me because they thought Vietnam was still at war,” Oraiden recalled.

Becoming a student at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, although sometimes feeling "stressful and difficult", Oraiden also got perfect scores in some subjects, such as Marxist-Leninist Political Economy.

Impressed by the foreign student who loved Vietnamese history, teachers at Hanoi University of Science and Technology encouraged Oraiden to participate in a number of competitions and scientific research. In 2021, Oraiden won the first prize for university-level scientific research students. In addition, he and his lecturers participated in a political essay contest to defend the Party's ideological foundation, winning the national promising prize, the first prize in the magazine category and the second prize in the video category, awarded by the Hanoi Party Committee.

At the end of October this year, Oraiden and two friends from Laos and Cambodia participated in a Vietnamese speaking contest for foreign students studying in Vietnam. In this contest, Oraiden and his friends chose the topic "Great victories of the Vietnamese Revolution from 1930 to the present".

Although he only won the Encouragement Prize, according to Oraiden, through the competitions, he learned more about the history, geography, culture and people of Vietnam.

“Vietnamese history is not difficult, I even like it very much because I have known about Vietnam before through the pages of Mozambique's history books.”

Oraiden shared: "Vietnamese history is not difficult, I even like it very much."

According to Oraiden, Vietnam is famous in history for its resilient battles, not giving in to foreign invaders. “Before, when my parents knew I was going to Vietnam, they tried to stop me, saying that Vietnam had wars. But I said that was just history, and that Vietnam is one of the safest countries in the world today,” Oraiden said.

The Mozambican student's wish for the remaining time in Vietnam is to experience more about culture, cuisine, and geography before returning home as committed by the scholarship program.

(Source: Vietnamnet)

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