Making a film about the war to protect Quang Tri citadel

The film, which is about 120 minutes long and directed by Dang Thai Huyen, is set mainly in Quang Tri and some locations in Thua Thien Hue, Hanoi and Paris (France). The studio built a 50-hectare studio in Quang Tri, which was put into use in September. The film crew is expected to number more than 1,000 people. The producer has not revealed the budget, script content, or the filming process, as many items are still awaiting approval.

Director Dang Thai Huyen wants to create the image of a heroic soldier who sacrifices his youth to protect his homeland. The crew is currently starting casting in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. She used to be a director of filmsThe returnee, Thirteen water ports, Moonlight dance, Good land.

The project is produced by the People's Army Cinema, aiming to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025). Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thu Dung - Director of the Army Cinema - said that nearly ten years ago, writer Chu Lai sent the scriptRed Rain"This is a good, touching story, but to produce it requires a large budget. We have been thinking about it for a long time, and only now have the potential to do it," said Ms. Dung.

NovelRed Rainpublished in 2016, set in the war to protect Quang Tri citadel from June 28, 1972 to September 16, 1972. The main character is Dang Huy Cuong - a music conservatory student, whose father is a veteran of the anti-French war, and whose brother is a martyr. Chosen to study abroad, Cuong volunteered to go to the battlefield.

During his military service, he met many people such as Squad Leader Ta, Sen - an elderly soldier from Saigon, Cuong - a music student from Hanoi, Binh Vau - a former art student from Dong Ha, Hai Gu - an electrician from Ha Tay, and the youngest person was Tu, a 16-year-old soldier. They represented many different social classes, but shared the same goal of fighting for peace. The image of "red rain" is a metaphor for the blood, losses, and sacrifices of the patriotic youth generation.

Red Rainwon the A prize in the 2016 Vietnam Writers Association's novel contest and the A prize in the Ministry of National Defense Award. The work was adapted into a play and a cheo opera, and was highly appreciated by experts.

Writer Chu Lai, 78 years old, from Hung Yen, is the son of playwright Hoc Phi. During the anti-American war, he worked at the General Political Department's Drama Troupe and then became a special forces soldier in the Southern battlefield. After 1973, he worked as a propaganda assistant in Military Region 7. Later, the writer worked at the Magazine.Military Arts. Belonging to the generation of writers in military uniform, his writings truthfully depict the atmosphere of a time of bombs and bullets. His characters are often intellectuals, farmers, and workers, who are devoted to their country. They, whether in wartime or peacetime, still reveal their noble qualities. In more than half a century of writing, he has been faithful to the theme of war, with many famous works such asBegging the past, Sunshine of the plains, The last tragic song.

BeforeRed Rain,Vietnam Feature Film Studio used to produceThe smell of burning grasswith the same theme. The film is set in 1971-1972, revolving around the story of four young students. While still in school, they decided to join the army under the general mobilization order when the war broke out. Their youth was buried in the bombs, smoke and fire on the Quang Tri front. The work by director Huu Muoi won the Silver Lotus and Golden Kite in 2012.

Over the past six months, war films have received more attention and acceptance from audiences. In February, the filmPeach, Pho and Pianoby director Phi Tien Son created a "fever" for ticket hunting, earning 21 billion VND, breaking even after three months of showing. According to the Department of Cinema, this is an "unprecedented" phenomenon for films ordered by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, only released in a few state theaters.

OutsideRed Rain, another war-themed film in production isTunnel(directed by Bui Thac Chuyen, starring Thai Hoa), about the war in Cu Chi in 1967.