Netflix's movie "A Tourist's Guide to Love" is the first international film to have been approved by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to shoot in Vietnam since the country successfully controlled the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Wednesday, Netflix reported that for April 17-23 the film ranked third in the world with 13.4 million viewing hours. The list encompasses 78 different countries worldwide, including countries and regions in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
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(Photo taken from actor Scott Ly's Instagram account) |
On April 19, actor Scott Ly, the male lead in "A Tourist's Guide to Love", expressed his excitement and pride when the image of Vietnam's scenery appeared on American streets.
The film not only created attraction with audiences on the screen, but also promoted Vietnam tourism to international audiences.
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(Actor Rachael Leigh Cook's Instagram account photo) |
On Twitter, many viewers expressed their feelings of wanting to go to Vietnam right after watching the movie because Vietnam's landscape was so beautiful.
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Comment expresses the wish to come to Vietnam after watching the movie. (Screenshot of Twitter April 29) |
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Comment expresses the wish to come to Vietnam after watching the movie. (Twitter screenshot) |
'A Tourist's Guide to Love', filmed according to Hollywood standards, has captured the natural beauty along with the beauty of the Vietnamese people and culture through six main locations: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hoi An, My Son, and Ha Giang. Netflix has released the film on the global online platform in more than 190 countries and regions around the world.
At the premiere on April 19, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong highly appreciated Netflix's efforts in contributing to promoting the image, beauty and culture of Vietnam to international friends through film.
Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong hopes that there will be more international film activities in Vietnam in the near future to promote the image of Vietnam to the world.
In the context that Vietnam is trying to promote the image of the country to attract more international tourists to Vietnam, the film is expected to be a premise for Netflix and international filmmakers in general to have more ideas for producing movies in Vietnam.
