Red Rain has now reached a revenue of more than 500 billion VND, surpassing both Nha Ba Nu by Tran Thanh and Lat mat 7 by Ly Hai to enter the top 2 highest-grossing Vietnamese films of all time. "Red Rain" is only behind "Mai" by Tran Thanh. Mai currently holds a record of VND551 billion in revenue. "Red Rain" is expected to continue to increase revenue in the coming time, competing enough for the No. 1 position with "Mai" by Tran Thanh.
Red Rain shared by the film crew is a science fiction story, inspired by the 81 day and night war to protect the ancient citadel of Quang Tri in 1972, The film is adapted from a novel by writer Chu Lai.
However, when the film was completed, there were many details built from real events that had happened.
In a conversation with Lao Dong reporter, director - Meritorious Artist Dang Thai Huyen shared that the K3 Tam Son Battalion in the film is inspired by the K3 Tam Dao Battalion in history.
K3 Tam Son with the classic line "K3 Tam Son is still, the ancient citadel is still" - to express their fighting will and historical role in the war.
Responding to Lao Dong reporter, veteran - Colonel Dao Van Phe, former Deputy Director of Department 25, General Department II, Ministry of National Defense - said that he fought in Quang Tri in 1968, belonging to the K3 Battalion of Tam Dao.
Colonel Dao Van Phe is one of many veterans invited to advise on the film "Red Rain".
Colonel Dao Van Phe said, The film has made efforts to bring a realistic atmosphere to the war in Quang Tri in those years. When we arrived in Quang Tri, we were all very young, only 18-20 years old.
There are many details in the film built from real events. For example, when our soldiers entered the army, many people did not know what love was, did not have girlfriends, did not know when to hold their daughters' hands... Many of my comrades who sacrificed their lives only called me, Mom. One night, the cry for help echoed all over the Thach Han River. I feel so sorry for you....
"Red rain" for Cuong to sacrifice. He passed away in a final call: Mom.
Another detail of Ta's role is also taken from a real story. At the moment before the sacrifice, Ta trembled and gave Cuong a little money to pay the Party fee.
According to Colonel Dao Van Phe, the real story happened in 1968, in the battle for the 689th point between our army and the US.
That match was also very fierce, taking place in June 68. In this battle, many comrades sacrificed their lives bravely and bravely. Comrade Nguyen Xuan Khoat had both legs crushed and struggled to collect weapons from the enemy for his teammates to continue fighting. Before sacrificing, comrade Nguyen Xuan Khoat still remembered to take the money from his pocket to pay the Party fee for July to the political comrade of the company...
I still remember that battle, when I withdrew from the starting point after many days of fighting, when I returned to see more than 100 hammocks without owners - the teammates who sacrificed, we hugged and cried together" - Colonel Dao Van Phe recalled.
Colonel Dao Van Phe and the veterans of the ancient city when watching "Red Rain" expressed their strong emotions, "The biggest emotion is missing our teammates. We always arrange time to return to the ancient city to burn incense for our teammates. The film helps us remember our youth, remember our comrades who have passed away... We can only cry and feel sorry.
Red Rain also contains many details that remind us of famous historical figures such as Former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh when building the story line for the Paris Conference.
At the end of the film, Red Rain mentioned the famous photo of journalist Doan Cong Tinh, The smile of Victory at Quang Tri Ancient Citadel.
This photo is currently causing a stir across social media platforms. The story of the soldier's life in the photo is - veteran Le Xuan Chinh became an attractive topic for a large audience.
