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Filmmaker · Vietnam

Nguyễn Khánh Dư

Died in 2007

Nguyễn Khánh Dư (1933-2007) was born in Cao Bằng, in the north of the country, and began with a career as a cinematographer: he twice received the prize for cinematography at the national festival, in 1973 and in 1977. He moved into directing in 1976 and chose childhood as his own field, adapting in quick succession stories by Nguyễn Khải and Nguyễn Kiên. He was acknowledged to have a gift for directing very young performers. He died in 2007.

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