Movie 'Tunnels' sweeps box office, earning 50 billion VND after only 3 days of release

According to Box Office Vietnam, the movie "Tunnel: Sun in the Dark" reached the revenue milestone of 50 billion VND on the afternoon of April 6, after 3 days of showing.

With this revenue growth rate, "Tunnel" could be the next film to enter the list of Vietnamese films earning hundreds of billions of VND this year.

Right from the first screenings, "Tunnels" received positive feedback. Audiences and experts expressed their emotion at watching such a realistic and engaging Vietnam War film by a Vietnamese director.

People's Artist Xuan Bac, Director of the Department of Performing Arts, rated "Tunnels" as a film worth watching: "Films like 'Tunnels: Sun in the Dark' are necessary because they have an educational spirit, especially on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification."

"We clearly see revolutionary heroism, patriotism, willingness to sacrifice but always thirsting for love inside each soldier. I hope the audience will not miss this film, especially the young people," said People's Artist Xuan Bac.

Director Huu Tuan affirmed that "Tunnel" is a film that has almost reached the perfection of a war film. He confidently said that the film can completely become a candidate for the Oscar in the category of "Best Foreign Language Film" in 2026.

"Tunnel: Sun in the Dark" is the latest work conceived over a decade ago by director Bui Thac Chuyen. This film is also part of a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.

With "Tunnels: Sun in the Dark", for the first time the war and daily life of guerrillas in the Cu Chi tunnels are recreated realistically and vividly.

The film is set in 1967, when the Vietnam War was becoming increasingly fierce. The 21-man guerrilla team led by Bay Theo (played by Thai Hoa) at Binh An Dong base became the number 1 search and destroy target of the US military.

The guerrillas are tasked with protecting a new strategic intelligence group that has taken refuge at the base at all costs. Radio communications with the intelligence group are detected and located by the US military, depriving the guerrillas of their only advantage of invisibility in the vast, complex and mysterious tunnel system.

In addition, the film also tells a story intertwined with the camaraderie, love and desire to live of the soldiers, but above all, the spirit of sacrifice for the Fatherland, such as the love story between the guerrilla Ba Huong (played by Ho Thu Anh) and Tu Dap (played by Quang Tuan) which is realistically recreated during wartime.