Life of itinerant trangender troupe reflected in movie

by H.N02 March 2017 Last updated at 14:00 PM

VTV.vn - A film on the life of an itinerant troupe of cross-dressing performers will be released in threatres across Vietnam in the coming weeks.

Such groups are popular in the southern region of Vietnam. People in this troupe earn their livelihood through cross-dressing performing and entertaining people.

The story line of the film revolves around the life of Lệ Liễu, the leader of Phù Hoa (Vanity Bingo) troupe. Lệ Liễu's real name is Đực (which means Male). Đực gets married like any other man. However, one day, he decides to leave his family and join the troupe so that he live true to himself.

The tragedy starts when his daughter joins the troupe and discovers her father there. The film will be screened on March 31st.

Tags:

Top VND Exchange Rates

Auto-refesh 15m

USD

EUR

AUD
1 VND
Inverse:
0.00004
22,510.0
0.00004
25,226.0
0.00006
15,674.0

Mid-market rates: 2024-11-08 22:52 UTC