Dad, I'm Sorry
{{Infobox film
| name = Dad, I'm Sorry
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|vi|Bố già}}
| image = Dad, I'm Sorry poster.jpg
| alt = Bo Gia
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{Plainlist|
- Trấn Thành
- Vũ Ngọc Đãng
}}
| producer = Thảo Nguyễn
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
- Trấn Thành
- Kalei An Nhi
- A Quay
}}
| based_on =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Trấn Thành
- Ngọc Giàu
- Tuần Trần
- Ngân Chi
- Lê Giang
- Hoàng Mèo
- Lan Phương
- La Thành
- Lê Trang
- Quốc Khánh
- A Quay
- Bảo Phúc
}}
| music = Trần Hữu Tuấn Bách
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Trấn Thành Town
- HKFilm
- Galaxy Studio
}}
| distributor = Galaxy Studio
| released = {{Film date|2021|3|12}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = Vietnam
| language = Vietnamese
| budget = 23 billion VND
| gross = 420 billion VND (Vietnam){{Cite web|url=https://laodong.vn/giai-tri/bo-gia-cua-tran-thanh-thu-420-ti-dong-ban-56-trieu-ve-va-se-chieu-o-my-913245.ldo|title="Bố già" của Trấn Thành thu 420 tỉ đồng, bán 5,6 triệu vé và sẽ chiếu ở Mỹ|author=DI PY|website=Báo Lao Động|date=May 26, 2021|accessdate=June 16, 2021}}
$18.4 million (USA)
}}
Dad, I'm Sorry ({{langx|vi|Bố già}}, "Old Father") is a 2021 Vietnamese comedy-drama film produced by Trấn Thành and HKFilm Galaxy Studio directed by Trấn Thành and Vũ Ngọc Đãng, based on the web series of the same name. It stars Ngọc Giàu, Tuấn Trần, Ngân Chi, Lê Giang, Hoàng Mèo, Lan Phương, La Thành, Lê Trang, Quốc Khánh, A Quay và Bảo Phúc.
Dad, I'm Sorry is scheduled to be released in the Vietnam on March 12, 2021. It was previously set for release on Lunar New Year (February 12, 2021), but was postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19. It was selected as the Vietnamese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-international-race-2021-complete-list/ |title=Oscars International Race 2021: Complete List of Entries |work=The Wrap |access-date=10 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://vietnamnet.vn/en/entertainment-sports/dad-i-m-sorry-to-represent-vietnam-at-oscars-2022-799280.html|title='Dad, I'm Sorry' to represent Vietnam at Oscars 2022|work=Vietnamnet|publisher=Ministry of Information and Communications|date=8 December 2021|access-date=19 November 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208013936/https://vietnamnet.vn/en/entertainment-sports/dad-i-m-sorry-to-represent-vietnam-at-oscars-2022-799280.html|archivedate=8 December 2021|url-status=live|author=My Anh}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|* Trấn Thành as Ba Sang
- Ngọc Giàu as Hai Giàu
- Tuấn Trần as Woắn
- Ngân Chi as Bù Tọt
- Lê Giang as Cẩm Lệ
- Hoàng Mèo as Tư Phú
- Lan Phương as thím Ánh
- La Thành as Qúy
- A Quay as A Sỉn
- Bảo Phúc as Tủn
- Quốc Khánh as Bình Lợi}}
Release
Dad, I'm Sorry was scheduled to be released in the Vietnam on February 12, 2021;{{Cite web|date=February 1, 2021|title=Loạt phim ra rạp tháng 2 và dịp Tết|url=https://vnexpress.net/loat-phim-ra-rap-thang-2-va-dip-tet-4229338.html|website=VnExpress}} however, because of the COVID-19 epidemic's severity in Hai Duong and some other localities, it was postponed.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=February 9, 2021|title=Trạng Tí, Bố già hoãn chiếu: Lý Hải, Ngô Thanh Vân, Trấn Thành ngậm ngùi|url=https://tuoitre.vn/trang-ti-bo-gia-hoan-chieu-ly-hai-ngo-thanh-van-tran-thanh-ngam-ngui-20210209141015293.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209095341/https://tuoitre.vn/trang-ti-bo-gia-hoan-chieu-ly-hai-ngo-thanh-van-tran-thanh-ngam-ngui-20210209141015293.htm |archive-date=2021-02-09 }} On February 24, Tran Thanh announced the film's new premiere schedule on March 12, around the same time as Bao Nhan and Nam Cito's Gái già lắm chiêu V.{{Cite web|date=February 24, 2021|title='Bố già' của Trấn Thành sắp ra rạp|url=https://vnexpress.net/bo-gia-cua-tran-thanh-sap-ra-rap-4239776.html|url-status=live|website=VnExpress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224142052/https://vnexpress.net/bo-gia-cua-tran-thanh-sap-ra-rap-4239776.html |archive-date=2021-02-24 }} The film had its press and media premiere on the afternoon of March 4, and had early screenings from March 5 to March 8, 2021.{{Cite web|date=March 4, 2021|title=Trấn Thành bật khóc trong buổi ra mắt phim 'Bố già'|url=https://thanhnien.vn/giai-tri/tran-thanh-bat-khoc-trong-buoi-ra-mat-phim-bo-gia-1349589.html|url-status=live|website=Thanh Niên|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531040937/https://thanhnien.vn/giai-tri/tran-thanh-bat-khoc-trong-buoi-ra-mat-phim-bo-gia-1349589.html |archive-date=2021-05-31 }}
Reception
= Box office =
After two days of sale, by the evening of March 3, 2021, Dad, I'm Sorry sold nearly 12,000 tickets, earning more than VND 1.2 billion (equivalent to USD {{inflation|US|52,115|2021|fmt=c|r=-3}} in {{inflation/year|US}}).{{Cite web|date=March 3, 2021|title='Bố già' kiếm hơn 1 tỷ dù chưa chiếu|url=https://ngoisao.net/bo-gia-kiem-hon-1-ty-du-chua-chieu-4243148.html|url-status=live|website=VnExpress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303163812/https://ngoisao.net/bo-gia-kiem-hon-1-ty-du-chua-chieu-4243148.html |archive-date=2021-03-03 }} By noon on March 4, according to Tran Thanh's announcement, the total revenue from pre-booked tickets was nearly VND 2 billion. On the first day of early screening (from 18:00 on March 5), the film had more than 1,200 screenings – the highest number of early screenings after 18 hours for a Vietnamese film – with nearly 37,000 tickets sold, earning an additional 3.6 billion, thereby raising the total revenue to nearly VND 6 billion (Box Office Vietnam).{{Cite web|date=March 6, 2021|title='Bố già' thắng lớn, gần 4 tỷ doanh thu, rạp chiếu kín chỗ trong ngày đầu trình chiếu|url=https://thegioitiepthi.vn/bo-gia-thang-lon-gan-4-ty-doanh-thu-rap-chieu-kin-cho-trong-ngay-dau-trinh-chieu-192260.html|website=Dân Việt}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|last=Cao Tùng|first=Phan|date=March 6, 2021|title=Bố già 'thắng thế' Gái già lắm chiêu V ở các suất chiếu sớm|url=https://thanhnien.vn/van-hoa/bo-gia-thang-the-gai-gia-lam-chieu-v-o-cac-suat-chieu-som-1350180.html|url-status=live|website=Thanh Niên|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420090000/https://thanhnien.vn/van-hoa/bo-gia-thang-the-gai-gia-lam-chieu-v-o-cac-suat-chieu-som-1350180.html |archive-date=2021-04-20 }} On the afternoon of March 6, the release announced that the film had collected VND 10.6 billion within the first 6 hours of early screening, becoming the second highest-earning early-release film in Vietnam after Avengers: End game.{{Cite web|date=March 6, 2021|title=6 tiếng chiếu sớm, phim Bố già thu 10,6 tỷ đồng|url=https://www.sggp.org.vn/6-tieng-chieu-som-phim-bo-gia-thu-106-ty-dong-717225.html|url-status=live|website=Sài Gòn Giải Phóng|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419153638/https://www.sggp.org.vn/6-tieng-chieu-som-phim-bo-gia-thu-106-ty-dong-717225.html |archive-date=2021-04-19 }}
As of the morning of March 7, 2021, according to Box Office Vietnam, the total box office revenue of Dad, I'm Sorry is more than VND 33.8 billion.{{Cite web|title=Bố già|url=https://boxofficevietnam.com/movie/bo-gia/|url-status=live|website=Box Office Vietnam|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413155228/https://boxofficevietnam.com/movie/bo-gia/ |archive-date=2021-04-13 }} With nearly 7,000 screenings from March 5 to March 8, more than Gái già lắm chiêu V, the film is expected to soon reach over VND 100 billion in revenue.{{Cite web|date=March 6, 2021|title='Bố già' và 'Gái già': cuộc chiến giàu nghèo|url=https://tuoitre.vn/bo-gia-va-gai-gia-cuoc-chien-giau-ngheo-20210306085445632.htm|url-status=live|website=Tuổi Trẻ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306213840/https://tuoitre.vn/bo-gia-va-gai-gia-cuoc-chien-giau-ngheo-20210306085445632.htm |archive-date=2021-03-06 }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt13925862}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plyr4PsTw5s Trailer] on YouTube
{{Vietnamese submission for Academy Awards}}