Building a large film set depicting the 81-day and night battle at Quang Tri Citadel

A large-scale film set depicting all the landscapes of Quang Tri Citadel during the fiery days of 1972, actors soaking in the Thach Han River to film scenes in the cold weather... are what we witnessed during a working day of the Red Rain film crew, the largest-scale war film ever.

Quang Tri Citadel recreated on film set

PHOTO: MILITARY CINEMA

The project is implemented by the People's Army Cinema under the General Department of Politics, Ministry of National Defense , on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (1945 - 2025), the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025).

A scene in the film shows soldiers swimming across the Thach Han River to reach Quang Tri Citadel.

The film tells the story of the soldiers and people who fought steadfastly for 81 days and nights to protect Quang Tri Citadel, the fierce battle of wits between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam at the negotiating table at the Paris Conference, thereby reflecting the crimes of war and praising the aspirations for peace and independence of the Vietnamese people.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thu Dung, Director of the People's Army Cinema, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for the Production of the feature film Red Rain , said that this is the first film project that the unit has invested in building and recreating the setting on the set.

This is the largest-scale Vietnam War film ever made.

PHOTO: MILITARY CINEMA

"Red Rain is a large-scale war film, and this is the first feature film project that the unit has invested in building and recreating the setting on the set," said Lieutenant Colonel Dung. The main setting of Quang Tri Citadel and other settings such as the enemy's forward command post, medical station, etc. will be located in Quang Tri. This is a place of great historical value and significance in the war against America.

Actor Hua Vi Van plays the role of Doctor Le, who treats wounded soldiers. He said this was an interesting experience and gave him the opportunity to better understand what his father's generation had gone through.

The military medical station is realistically recreated.

Film crew members are creating the scene of Quang Tri Citadel in 1972.

Major Nguyen Quang Quyet, deputy director of the feature film "Red Rain", describes the details carefully executed by the film crew on set.

The film project was invested in a very large scale.

The actors soaked in the Thach Han River to film the scene. At that time, Quang Tri was having rain and cold weather, causing many difficulties for the film crew and actors.

The movie "Red Rain" is still in the process of filming, expected to be released on September 2, 2025.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dung-phim-truong-lon-mo-ta-cuoc-chien-81-ngay-dem-tai-thanh-co-quang-tri-185241209185749532.htm