Hong Dao plays the role of a mother with Alzheimer's

The main character, Ms. Le Thi Hanh, 64 years old, suffers from dementia. She often gets lost and has to wear a name tag with her home address and phone number. The behind-the-scenes video reveals the character's appearance, looking haggard in a wheelchair, being cared for by her son (played by Tuan Tran). However, Ms. Hanh's illness is getting worse. The main character struggles with the question: "When love becomes a burden, how will you decide?"

Hong Dao said that after reading the script, she accepted the role without thinking further. "Currently, my criteria for choosing a film is that the character must be new, one I have never played before. Mrs. Hanh has all the emotions of joy, anger, love and hate that I want to express at this time," she said.

After overcoming a serious illness at the end of 2023, Hong Dao returned to work. Last year, she participated in three high-grossing movies. Constantly appearing on screen, the artist told herself to choose scripts carefully and act responsibly instead of just performing perfunctorily. "I used to worry that if I acted in too many movies, the audience would get bored of me. But that worry quickly passed, because I understand that not everyone is lucky enough to still be loved and welcomed by everyone at this age," Hong Dao said.

Hong Dao, Tuan Tran (holding flowers) with the Korean crew. Photo: Provided by the film crew

Take mother away directed by Mo Hong-jin (film) Prisoner's Last Wish 2037 ) performed by Phan Gia Nhat Linh - director You and Trinh, I am your grandmother - is one of the producers. In addition to Hong Dao and Tuan Tran, the project also has the participation of actor Jung Il Woo - film Family comes first (Unstoppable High Kick), Juliet Bao Ngoc - plays The Glorious Ashes . To write the script, Mo Hong-jin studied Vietnamese lifestyle and culture, with the support of several domestic production units. The crew chose the theme of family because they believed it was a familiar element regardless of language or country.

Hong Dao's full name is Nguyen Dinh Hong Dao, 62 years old, known as one of the "golden generation" of Ho Chi Minh City in the 1990s, along with Thanh Loc and Hong Van. In 1994, she moved to the US and settled in Northern California. In the 1990s, Hong Dao - Quang Minh were a beloved artist duo with many popular comedy skits on overseas stages. In recent years, Hong Dao has participated in many film projects, such as Phoenix Pavilion, Dear mother, I'm going, Butterfly House .

After divorce Quang Minh, an artist who arranges her schedule to travel back and forth between the US and Vietnam to take care of her two children and parents - currently living in California. In 2024, she will play a supporting role in Tomorrow - The film earned 520 billion VND, becoming the highest-grossing Vietnamese film of all time. In the same year, the film Sister in law Hong Dao co-starred with Viet Huong, Le Khanh, Ngoc Trinh, earning 113 billion VND.

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