The screening takes place Tuesday, September 15th, 5:15PM at the Yonge and Dundas AMC, and winner will need to pick up their tickets in advance at the Sutton Place Hotel. The first person to email me here gets them.Set in modern Hanoi, Adrift is a sensual, intimate and atmospheric drama about a newlywed couple that explores sexual awakening, lesbian desire and marital infidelity. These topics are still largely taboo in conservative Vietnam, but due to the country's transition from communism to a form of capitalism, the rapidly changing economic reality means a shift in social mores. Nevertheless, age-old traditions are still largely observed, especially with regard to the sacred ritual of marriage.
The film opens with the wedding of Duyen and Hai, both in their early twenties. Hai, the groom, is a taxi driver. Constantly doted on by his controlling mother, he remains pure at heart - almost childlike. The beautiful Duyen assumes her role as the wife, but it becomes clear that, though they are fond of each other, the pair have little in common. Hai's sexual inexperience also means their marriage remains unconsummated.
Duyen's best friend, Cam, is a writer. Older and wiser, she is also quietly in love with Duyen - though she knows her feelings are forbidden by society. For reasons both selfish and otherwise, she orchestrates a plan to have Duyen seduced by a man named Tho. The scheme works, but it only plunges Cam deeper into her loneliness.
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