writing the film. When asked what had impressed Fred most about the diary, he claimed it was the passage "Và ai có biết chăng ai/ Tình thương đã chắp cánh dài cho ta…" which translates to "And do you know/ Love has given us wings..." Returning to Hanoi, he began to write the script for the film, which was initially called "there is fire in this". Cast Minh Huong Tina Duong Michael Jarmus Mathew M Korsch Patrick T McGowan Ben Rindner Aryeh Sternberg Brian Townes Awards The film won the Golden Lotus for Best Feature Film, the Award for Best Screenplay at the 2009 Vietnam Film Festival as well as the Golden Kite Prize and Excellent Director award by Vietnam Cinema Association Awards in 2009. It also won the audience award at the 2009 Fukuoka Film Festival. References External links 2009 films Vietnamese historical films Films based on works by Vietnamese writers