After many years of struggling with projects, the director duo Bao Nhan - Nam Cito has just started filming the movie "The Last Queen".
The Last Empress" is the first film inspired by the true love story of Empress Nam Phuong and Emperor Bao Dai. The film revolves around Empress Nam Phuong's 10-year life in the Forbidden City and her marriage to Emperor Bao Dai.
The Last Queen" is a story about the ups and downs of royal marriage life set in the context of eras of upheaval. The film has just started filming and is expected to be released in 2027.
This is a project that the director duo Bao Nhan - Nam Cito cherished for 6 years. Throughout this process, the 2 directors also had to face ups and downs in their own careers.
In 2025, the film project "Chut Don" of the director duo Bao Nhan, Nam Cito is in trouble because of an incident related to the female lead, Miss Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien.
Chot Don" continuously had to postpone its release date when there was an arrest warrant for Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien related to the Kera vegetable candy case. After Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien was prosecuted and temporarily detained in May 2025, the film crew of "Chot Don" had to use AI technology instead of the female lead. This is an unprecedented precedent in the history of Vietnamese cinema.
After many postponements, "Chốt đơn" will be released in theaters on August 8, 2025, facing sluggish sales and "colitism" from audiences. The work is almost ignored, although the crew has made efforts to promote and cinematour to convince audiences to go to theaters.
As a result, after about 3 weeks of screening, the total revenue of "Chut Don" as recorded by Box Office was only a meager 5.1 billion VND. With this figure, the film of the director duo Bao Nhan - Nam Cito has faced the risk of becoming one of the most loss-making projects in 2025.
Previously in 2023, singer Dam Vinh Hung held a grand press conference to announce a biographical film project about his life called "The King - Radiant Glory". The film project was introduced as a collaboration between MAR6 Pictures and Viet Voice Entertainment, directed by the duo Bao Nhan - Nam Cito. However, after much controversy, this project has still disappeared to this day.
Bao Nhan - Nam Cito are 2 directors associated with the movie brand "Old Girls with Many Tricks".
Director Bao Nhan's full name is Tran Nguyen Bao Nhan, born and raised in Hue. He graduated from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy as a general practitioner, and was kept by the school to work after graduation. Bao Nhan went to Ho Chi Minh City to study more about cosmetic surgery before suddenly switching to production and film directing.
Director Nam Cito's real name is Nguyen Thanh Nam, born in 1983, has been pursuing filmmaking for a long time. He participates in both television and film fields, and has directed sitcoms.
