Vietnamese film "Chuyen cua Pao" (Pao's Story) will be shown at a series of international films to be staged in the Asia-Pacific.

The acclaimed, epic will be run at the Bangkok International Film Festival from July 25-27 along with another homegrown piece, "Dong mau anh hung" (The Rebels).

"Pao's Story" will also be a competitive entrant in the Asia-Pacific Film Festival to be held in Australia from August 2-12 and the Brisbane Film Festival from August 3-6.

Set in the breathtaking mountainous province of Viet Nam, the film tells the story of an ethnic H'mong girl named Pao on her journey to find her mother who abandoned her when she was young.

The film took home last year's Special Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Taiwan.

"Pao's Story" is Ngo Quang Hai's first work as a director. His second film "Mua he lanh leo" (Cold Summer) is scheduled to begin shooting by November.

Source: VNA