On the evening of April 2 in Hanoi , “Tunnel: Sun in the Dark” held a press conference in Hanoi at the National Cinema Center. The film officially premiered on April 4 but has started showing early since April 2.
The film crew included director Bui Thac Chuyen, actors Thai Hoa (playing Bay Theo), Meritorious Artist Cao Minh (Uncle Sau), Ho Thu Anh (Ba Huong), investor Nguyen Thanh Nam. Actor Quang Tuan as Tu Dap and the prototype of this role - Hero of the Armed Forces To Van Duc were unable to attend due to objective reasons.
Director Bui Thac Chuyen has been determined to make “Tunnels: Sun in the Dark” since 11 years ago when he made a short film project about this place. “Cu Chi Tunnels are located in a very special land, only 30-35km from Saigon, existing for decades without the French and American empires being able to do anything. It was even more surprising to discover that the owners of those tunnels were farmers holding guns.”
Businessman Nguyen Thanh Nam, former CEO of FPT, now Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of FPT University, is part of a group of investors who have contributed more than 50 billion VND to "Tunnels," turning the work into the first Vietnamese revolutionary war film that did not use the state budget to make it.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nam called the 20-year war against the US a painful but not tragic war, talking about his previous international business trips and cooperation, when many friends around the world repeatedly expressed their admiration for Vietnam.
“I remember when I went to India in 1999, the chairman of a leading technology company in the world at that time said about Vietnam that as a nation standing up against a powerful empire, you can do anything.
An American client of ours, who used to teach us about technology, once asked me to return a diary that he had taken from a North Vietnamese soldier to give to his family, this happened even before the story about Dang Thuy Tram's diary.
When we arrived in Japan, the taxi driver asked us where we were from, we told him Vietnam. Then he sang: 'For the people, forget yourself, for the people, sacrifice. Brothers, for the people, forget yourself.' I asked him how he knew that song, he said he had protested against the war in Vietnam and sang this song.
The character of Uncle Sau in the film said a very good sentence: Tunnels are people's war. Even the process of making this film can be said to be a people's war, from the original idea of Mr. Chuyen to the guerrillas, and even the tank drivers in the film. Wherever we went, we met people willing to help," Mr. Nam shared.
After the screening, many viewers who were directors and actors gave the film many compliments. Director and Meritorious Artist Nguyen Xuan Son said: “I apologize to the actors because for me, the most precious thing in this film is that I don’t see the actors, I only see the soldiers, the Southerners fighting in the Cu Chi tunnels. This is a film with a new form of the war in Vietnam.”
People's Artist Lan Huong "Bong" and Meritorious Artist Do Ky called this the best war film in Vietnam in many years and also praised the cast. "The actors are very realistic and lively. It's been a long time since I've seen actors live in their characters like this. Not only experienced actors, but also young people who have never experienced war. I often played soldiers and youth volunteers when I first started my career, now seeing them play I find them extremely adorable," the actress commented.
Director, Meritorious Artist Phi Tien Son affirmed that not only young audiences but also middle-aged and elderly people should watch this film. Actress Nhu Quynh said she hopes that war films will reach many audiences so that they can see how precious independence and freedom are.
Director of the Department of Performing Arts, People's Artist Xuan Bac emotionally shared that he liked the most the scenes of Meritorious Artist Cao Minh, the image of the animal following the character Bay Theo and many other metaphorical images...
“Tunnels: Sun in the Dark” was made on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), set in Cu Chi in 1967 - a time when this place was likened to the land of steel when it was continuously bombed fiercely by the US army. At Binh An Dong base, Bay Theo led a 21-man guerrilla team, assigned to hold off the enemy and protect a strategic intelligence group, which became a very important mission.
The film deeply depicts the fierceness of the bombing raids, the close-quarter combat underground and on the forest surface. The music performed by Clovis Schneider, along with the effects and camera angles of DOP K'Linh are two elements that the audience pays strong attention to, depicting the suspenseful atmosphere between the two sides of the battle line, but no less humane when reflecting on the guerrilla soldiers from a human perspective, not only the tough guys who are always ready to fight, but also have moments of weakness, the desire to be loved, the desire for peace.
As of the morning of April 3, Box Office Vietnam reported that the film had earned VND11.1 billion. Many observers expect the film to surpass VND100 billion before the April 30 anniversary this year./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/dien-vien-xuc-dong-khi-xem-dia-dao-nha-dau-tu-noi-ly-do-bo-tien-ty-lam-phim-post1024472.vnp
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