{"id":4225,"date":"2026-07-15T08:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:05:44","slug":"locarno-competition-title-hearing-lands-at-heretic-for-world-sales-unveils-clip-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4225","title":{"rendered":"Locarno Competition Title \u2018Hearing\u2019 Lands at Heretic for World Sales, Unveils Clip (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nHeretic has taken on world sales for \u201cHearing\u201d (\u201cTh\u00ednh Gi\u00e1c\u201d), the second feature from Vietnamese director L\u00ea B\u1ea3o, which is set to screen in the International Competition at the Locarno Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4223\">Rhayuela\u2019s Next Gen Takes Over<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tWritten and directed by L\u00ea B\u1ea3o, \u201cHearing\u201d centers on Ninh, a mechanic whose job installing decibel meters in public spaces and private homes takes on a new dimension when rising sound levels begin to register as signals about the state of his personal life. Estranged from his ex-wife and young children while living with his mother, Ninh finds the distances between himself and those he loves measured in something harder to quantify than decibels.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA clip has been unveiled.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe film is an expansive international co-production spanning nine territories: Singapore, Vietnam, Norway, France, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Thailand and Taiwan. Producers are Elizabeth Wijaya, Lai Weijie and Hu\u1ef3nh Y\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tL\u00ea B\u1ea3o\u2019s debut, \u201cTaste,\u201d earned him the Encounters Special Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival and established the self-taught filmmaker as one of the more singular voices working in Vietnamese cinema. \u201cHearing\u201d reunites him with cinematographer Nguy\u1ec5n Vinh Ph\u00fac and production designer L\u00ea V\u0103n Thanh. The editing team comprises Carlo Francisco Manatad and Dounia Sichov.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4221\">Slasher Terror, Cartel Nightmares and a British Folk Monster Join Black Mandala\u2019s New Horror Slate (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSound sits at the heart of the film\u2019s formal ambition. French sound designer and re-recording mixer Vincent Villa, whose credits include Davy Chou\u2019s \u201cReturn to Seoul,\u201d \u201cDiamond Island\u201d and \u201cCambodia 2099,\u201d as well as \u201cWhite Building,\u201d \u201cTaste\u201d and \u201cViet and Nam,\u201d shapes the film\u2019s sonic world. The original score comes from Norwegian electronic music artist Mental Overdrive, the alias of Per Martinsen, whose work spans film composition, theater and multimedia art.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHeretic said: \u201cWe are thrilled to be working with L\u00ea B\u1ea3o and this outstanding team on \u2018Hearing.\u2019 L\u00ea B\u1ea3o has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary cinema, and \u2018Hearing\u2019 is a profoundly moving and formally accomplished work. We are excited to introduce this remarkable film to festival audiences and international partners around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tL\u00ea B\u1ea3o added: \u201cI am happy to share with everyone my film \u2018Hearing,\u2019 a place where I have preserved warm memories and profound longing. \u2018Hearing\u2019 is also as tender as the songs my mother used to sing while cycling with me as a child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4219\">\u2018Comedy Invasion\u2019 Alums Alisha Dhillon, Quentin Lee Reunite for Vertical Series \u2018Unleeshed\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSales inquiries are being handled by Ioanna Stais at Heretic.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWatch the clip here:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vietnamese director L\u00ea B\u1ea3o&#8217;s Locarno Competition entry &#8216;Hearing&#8217; has been acquired by Heretic for world sales.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3427,3428,1508,2705],"class_list":["post-4225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-hearing","tag-heretic","tag-locarno-film-festival","tag-vietnam"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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