Question

Complete the review with the correct passive form of the verbs in the box.

direct           remind              release             award               play

Mùa len trâu

Monday

7.30 p.m.

Mùa len trâu – Buffalo Boy is a successful Vietnamese film which ¹_______ in 2004. The film ² _______  by Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh. It was set in the Mekong River Delta during the 1940s. The land there for half the year is deep underwater. The main character, a 15-year-old farmer, Kìm ³ _______ by Lê Thế Lữ. Kìm volunteers to take his family’s buffaloes inland in search of food. On his journey, he witnesses firsthand the cruelty of man. We also ⁴_______ of the constant hardship the Vietnamese had to face at that time. In 2004, the film won a Special Award at Film Festival in Locarno in Switzerland, the Grand Prix at Amiens Film Festival, and the Special Award at Amazonas Film Festival in Brazil. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh ⁵ _______ Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in the same year.

Answer 1

1. was released

2. is directed

3. is played

4. are also reminded

5. was awarded

Answer 2

Mùa len trâu – Buffalo Boy is a successful Vietnamese film which (1) was released in 2004. The film (2) is directed by Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh. It was set in the Mekong River Delta during the 1940s. The land there for half the year is deep underwater. The main character, a 15-year-old farmer, Kìm (3) is played by Lê Thế Lữ. Kìm volunteers to take his family’s buffaloes inland in search of food. On his journey, he witnesses firsthand the cruelty of man. We (4) are also reminded of the constant hardship the Vietnamese had to face at that time. In 2004, the film won a Special Award at Film Festival in Locarno in Switzerland, the Grand Prix at Amiens Film Festival, and the Special Award at Amazonas Film Festival in Brazil. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh (5) was awarded Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in the same year.

Answer 3

Mùa len trâu - Buffalo Boy is a successful Vietnamese film which was released in 2004. The film was directed by Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh. It was set in the Mekong River Delta during the 1940s. The land there for half the year is deep underwater. The main character, a 15-year-old farmer, Kìm was played by Lê Thế Lữ. Kìm volunteers to take his family’s buffaloes inland in search of food. On his journey, he witnesses firsthand the cruelty of man. We also see the constant hardship the Vietnamese had to face at that time. In 2004, the film won a Special Award at Film Festival in Locarno in Switzerland, the Grand Prix at Amiens Film Festival, and the Special Award at Amazonas Film Festival in Brazil. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh was awarded the Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in the same year.