My, who is now 15 and was said to have convinced her parents that she could perform the role, is upset that the movie cannot be seen by Vietnamese, even as it has drawn applause elsewhere. My was reportedly selected after the director auditioned more than 900 candidates.
We talk about women's rights and we are very critical about patriarchal traditions that have been in the country for centuries.' They can't attack us on those grounds so there have been attempts to smear the ethics of the actress' mother, publishing her personal details online and saying she had sold her daughter for money.'ĭefending the subject matter in her film, she said: 'These questions are open for debate and I have no problem with that. Mayfair told the Hollywood Reporter: 'We didn't do anything wrong and we broke no law.
