According to Box Office Vietnam, on the morning of August 31, "Red Rain" achieved a revenue of 306 billion VND. With increasing appeal, the film is expected to continue to explode in revenue during the September 2 holiday.
However, along with its success, the film has also become a target of being exploited by online channels.
On YouTube, many disguised videos were posted with confusing titles such as "Red Rain Road", "Red Rain Forest" or even "Red Rain - Full version".
In fact, they are only other films about the Vietnamese war such as The Letter or The Legend Writers, which have been renamed to grow views.
There are videos that attract tens, hundreds of thousands of views, making many viewers mistakenly think it is a free trailer of "Red Rain".
Not only YouTube, TikTok is also flooded with clips secretly filming scenes in the film. keywords such as "Full Red Rain", "Illegal Red Rain" ... appeared densely, receiving thousands of searches.
Director T.H.C recalled that he was upset when he saw two young audiences brazenly using their phones to film secretly in the theater, despite being reminded many times.
The situation of spoiling the film's content further worries the crew. Many articles on social networks not only reveal key details but also reveal the ending and fate of the characters, reducing the experience of the audience who have not yet seen it.
However, it is undeniable that "Red Rain" has achieved impressive results. The film became the first work on the theme of historical war in Vietnam to reach the hundred billion mark in a record short time, surpassing even many famous commercial films.
Faced with the situation of secret filming and revealing the content, director Dang Thai Huyen spoke on her personal page on August 24: "Dinh did not speak but his sadness and sorrow could not be described. The efforts of the entire crew prepared for many years, 81 days and nights of wagging and dedicating... Blood, sweat, and tears poured down on the set. Please understand the crew, do not reveal the content, do not take photos and film them online. Please stop that. Please... Please give us more motivation to continue to contribute".
The female director's appeal was quickly shared by many artists and audiences. Actress Ha Anh - who plays Hong - also advised viewers not to take away the entirety of other people's emotions.
"Red Rain" is not only a new milestone for historical war films, but also raises the problem of copyright protection and preserving cinematic emotions for the audience.
The film revolves around the 81-day and night battle to protect the ancient citadel of Quang Tri in 1972, The film crew shared that they filmed for 81 days, giving them 200% of their efforts while filming.
