A gate to the village was built, the peach blossom branches were built very cleverly, so at first glance, some people easily mistakenly thought that Spring would come here early.
Director Tran Chi Thanh has just directed a scene for Runner-up Van Nhi, then turned to talk to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper.
When asked about the challenges he has to face when making this film, Tran Chi Thanh said: The most difficult thing is the film about the theme of love between a couple from the Nung and Giay ethnic groups, both ethnic minorities, so they have their own identity, and they have to study very carefully the customs, practices, people, and architecture. Choosing an actor is also difficult, because the film is a legendary story, so the male and female leads must be more beautiful than usual, especially the daughter Ut must be sparklingly beautiful and the third man must be pure and somewhat free.
Finding and choosing a location is not simple, because many places have been urbanized, homestays have been built, tourism development has been developed, and the remaining ancient location is associated with modern architecture, so it is very difficult to film. Finally, the final plan was to set up a setting of a Giay house at the foot of a Giay house in the Vietnam Ethnic Culture Village, the group of artists calculated and decorated the setting to suit the story. A lucky thing for the film crew was to find Ban Nung in Lang Son after walking for half a day. A village with 64 people and 13 houses still retains Nung customs, the glossy black wooden columns have the color of time, the only house is covered with cement. The village also has no wifi, no electricity, people have to contribute money and bulldozers to build the road so that the cars of the film crew can enter, while the commune contributes money to support the stone spread.
After the film "Ba gia di bui" had its own mark and received positive feedback from the audience, to "Chuyen tinh Khau Vai", Tran Chi Thanh emphasized: Both are love stories. In the previous film, it was love for family, but here it was a pure love story, affecting the whole community and connecting ethnic groups. I personally like the good and beauty of art, so this film prioritizes artistic value a lot but still focuses on commercial value so that the audience can easily watch and sympathize. The beautiful film actors have two runners-up, Van Nhi and Phuong Thanh. This is a film of Feature Film Studio 1, funded by the State...
Runner-up Van Nhi plays the role of Ut, beautiful, thin and with "talented" black eyes, confiding: The first time I acted in a film, I honestly encountered many difficulties and pressures, but fortunately, I was able to work with a very professional film crew, who acted with me because they were experienced, so they guided and instructed me a lot.
I only filmed the first scenes, but the most serious scene was crying when my mother was seriously ill, could die, where my father went, I was confused, I was guilty of leaving home to follow a guy. If it was a normal crying scene, I could have acted easier, but this had to cry to express the feelings of guilt for me that my family had a problem with this, so it was very difficult to express. Then right after that, the villain entered, it was Co Sau, the one who caused my family a lot of suffering, so I had to change my emotional state from self-blame to resentment, anger...
Screenwriter Trinh Thanh Nha opened up: This is a script by two students (with screenwriter Le Anh Thuy) adapted from the novel of the same name by writer Nguyen The Ky. This is a love story between a couple of two different ethnic groups, but due to ancient customs, they could not come together, and in the end, both of them took each other away, but many things happened, leading to tragedy. It is similar to the story of Romeo and Juliet, of course that one is of humanity, and this one is just small, but it has its own appeal...
It is known that Khau Vai Love Story has the participation of Meritorious Artist Hoang Hai, Meritorious Artist Nguyet Hang, actress Thanh Huong, two runners-up Van Nhi and Do Thi Phuong Thanh, Sy Hung, Next Top Model Champion and many other artists. Previously, the script "Khau Vai Love Story" by Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen The Ky was staged by People's Artist Trieu Trung Kien on the stage of the Vietnam Cai Luong Theater, attracting a large audience with many performances in the South and the North, while the novel of the same name by the writer has its own appeal on the stage. After that, Dai Viet Cai Luong stage (HCMC) and the Vietnam Cai Luong Theater staged the "North - South version" of the play "Khau Vai Love Story" and won the Mai Vang award...
Now, "Khau Vai Love Story" is on the air again and hopes to be an attractive work to the public when it is released in 2026.
