Having publicly expressed their feelings for a long time, "That Summer" is the first film project, To Dung - Minh Thu play a couple in love.
To Dung and Minh Thu both went through broken marriages before getting together.
Sharing about acting as a couple in movies, To Dung - Minh Thu said that they clearly distinguish between private matters and roles, which is both professionalism on the film set and a way to fully respect the audience's emotions.
In a conversation with Lao Dong reporters, To Dung said that he is very limited in talking deeply about his private life or personal love life. For the male actor, the bond in real life inherently belongs to the private space of the two people. However, he has never seen the curiosity of the public as pressure.
I know that as an actor, the audience will pay attention to my private life. People asking questions also stems from the love for us," To Dung confided.
Appreciating that affection, the actor still proactively drew a clear line.
From the perspective of a professional, he believes that bringing a couple in love in real life to the movies is like a "double-edged sword".
If personal information overwhelms, the original nervousness and curiosity for the character's story will unintentionally be eliminated.
To Dung analyzed that when watching a work, audiences always look forward to each handshake, the moments when two characters get closer to each other or give each other a gentle kiss in line with the diễn biến.
However, if the audience's mind is dominated by the real-life story of the artist, viewers will easily put the character aside to think: "Ah, these two of you are having feelings in real life" or "These two of you are caring about each other". That ambiguity inadvertently breaks the most real emotion that the film wants to convey.
I really hope everyone will pay more attention to our characters," the actor sent a message.
When stepping into the studio, To Dung and Minh Thu always put aside their "lover" status to interact completely in the spirit of professional colleagues. The two exchanged and discussed the script equally like other co-stars to find the best way to express each scene.
Agreeing with her boyfriend, actress Minh Thu also affirmed that her love affair with To Dung is always absolutely clear when filming. That seriousness is the foundation for both of them to live fully with the fate of the characters, bringing the most meticulous artistic product to the audience.
Regarding his private life, To Dung (born in 1991) once experienced a broken marriage. The actor married in 2018, had a common son before officially going their separate ways in 2021. Currently, he is happy with actress Minh Thu - a colleague working at the Vietnam Drama Theater.
Both are familiar and beloved faces of Northern television dramas. Not only accompanying each other in life, To Dung and Minh Thu have also stood in the same frame many times in major projects such as "Pho trong lang" (Calle in the Village), "Huong vi tinh than" (Huong vi tinh than) or "Cuoc chien khong gioi tuyen" (War Without Borders)...
