The film Dong mau anh hung (The Rebel), directed by Charlie Nguyen and starring Johnny Tri Nguyen, has beaten 50 other entries to secure the Grand Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival held in Los Angeles, the USA.

Both director Charlie Nguyen and actor Johnny Nguyen, who are Vietnamese-American, attended the festival.

Since its debut in Vietnam two weeks ago, the martial arts film has enjoyed revenue of nearly VND5 billion.