In 2025, director Bui Thac Chuyen will release a war film "Tunnel: Sun in the dark". The film is expected to be a blockbuster of Vietnamese cinema this year.
geography: The Sun in the Dark is set in 1967 when the war against the US was entering a fierce period. The film depicts an uncompromising war between 21 guards in the underground army on one side and the powerful US military force on the other side, equipped with advanced weapons.
Up to now, historical war films have always been classified as picky-minded films, making it difficult to sell tickets. Many war films ordered by the state have "failed" at the box office, and have been criticized by public opinion for their losses and no one has watched them.
Based on the first images published, geography: Sun in the dark with socialized funding shows the level of elaborate investment, emotional images. The film is expected to be released in April on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.
However, geography: Sun in the dark is likely to have to compete with Flip Side 8: Sun Hands by Ly Hai. In addition to Tran Thanh, Ly Hai is also a "power" at the box office. Ly Hai has a habit of going to the cinema during the April 30 - May 1 holiday every year, and always maintains an overwhelming position. Most recently, his Lat mat 7 reached a revenue of more than 300 billion VND at the end of April 2024.
If we have to face it, this will be a fierce box office confrontation. Critics hope that The Earth: The Sun in the Dark will achieve a record in revenue, break old options, and create a turning point for Vietnamese war films to break box office and conquer audiences.
Previously, in 2022, Vietnamese theaters witnessed the box office dominance of Nha Ba Nu directed by Tran Thanh, the film earned 475 billion VND, holding a record for revenue at that time until another work by Tran Thanh, Mai, broke records.
Also in 2022, the film " brilliant Green Lanterns" by director Bui Thac Chuyen will be released in theaters. The film did not have a huge media campaign but gained a certain attraction with artists in terms of artistic quality.
" brilliant transformation" is considered the brilliant comeback of director Bui Thac Chuyen after 10 years. The film was adapted by the director from two short stories, Tro tan ruc ro and Coi rot ran ve, by writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu. " brilliant hardship" is a tragic story about the fates of people in the Mekong Delta.
The way of telling thorny stories, realistic images, minimalist lines, invested music... "The Brilliant Fate" is imbued with personal artistic colors of director Bui Thac Chuyen.
After watching this work, Tran Thanh shared it on his personal page, expressing his respect for the artistic quality of the film as well as the personal responsibility of director Bui Thac Chuyen.
However, the revenue of " brilliant Green Lanterns" only reached 4 billion VND after leaving the theater. This is considered a common misfortune of art films, author films, when selecting viewers, and not having the power to break the screen like entertainment-rich films.
